OCR A Level History A Anglosaxon England 2025 Question Paper

Download the official OCR A-Level History A Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107 question paper for the June 2025 examination series (Y102/01). This advanced OCR History paper explores William II, Malcolm III of Scotland, Wales, Harold Godwinson, the Norman Conquest, and Anglo-Saxon England within the OCR A-Level History specification.

Section A focuses on Norman England 1087–1107 and requires students to analyse historical sources concerning whether William II’s actions against threats from Scotland and Wales were effective. The paper includes source evaluation, provenance analysis, and contextual interpretation using evidence from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Simeon of Durham, William of Malmesbury, and Henry of Huntingdon regarding Scottish invasions, Welsh resistance, fealty, military campaigns, and Norman frontier control.

Section B contains thematic essay questions examining whether Harold’s response to the invasions of 1066 was effective and the extent to which urban and rural areas changed under William I. Students are required to evaluate historical interpretations, analyse causation and significance, and construct balanced historical arguments supported by detailed historical evidence.

This official June 2025 paper includes source-based analysis tasks and thematic essay questions requiring historical reasoning, chronological understanding, interpretation skills, and sustained judgement under timed examination conditions. Topics explored include Malcolm III, Duncan II, Welsh campaigns, Harold Godwinson, Stamford Bridge, Hastings, Norman rule, urban development, feudalism, and social change between 1035 and 1107. Pair it with the matching Y102/01 mark scheme on markscheme.net for complete examiner-style revision and worked-answer support. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, optimised for mobile and desktop, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net — your fastest route to top-grade OCR A-Level History revision.

This document is designed for A-Level students studying OCR History A Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107, including Year 13 candidates preparing for the 2026 examination series, retake students targeting A/A* grades, independent learners, and home-schooled students revising Anglo-Saxon England, Norman England, and the Norman Conquest.

It is also highly useful for teachers, private tutors, revision-course providers, and parents supporting OCR History revision at home. Use this official OCR question paper for timed mock examinations, source-evaluation exercises, essay-planning practice, historiography workshops, and examiner-standard preparation using authentic OCR assessment materials.