AQA GCSE History Paper 2b Section B/d 2025 Question Paper

Download the official AQA GCSE History Paper 2 Section B/D question paper for the June 2025 exam series (8145/2B/D). This authentic AQA exam paper contains the full set of live GCSE History questions for Restoration England, 1660–1685, used during the summer 2025 examination series.

The paper includes interpretation analysis, significance, narrative account, and evaluative essay questions covering politics, society, religion, science, and daily life during the Restoration period. Students will encounter questions on women in Restoration England, the relationship between Charles II and Parliament, the effects of the Great Plague of 1665, and the reasons for building the Royal Observatory at Greenwich.

Students can practise real 8-mark and 16-mark GCSE History questions exactly as they appeared in the live June 2025 AQA examination. The paper also includes authentic AQA formatting, official timing guidance, structured answer spaces, and exam presentation identical to the real assessment experience.

The examination tests a wide range of historical knowledge and analytical skills, including interpretation evaluation, significance analysis, chronological narrative writing, and balanced judgement using contextual evidence from across the Restoration England specification. The 16-mark question specifically evaluates whether the Royal Observatory was mainly built because of Charles II’s interest in science, using Royal Observatory, Greenwich as the historic environment focus.

Ideal for timed practice, mock exams, intervention sessions, revision work, and preparation for the 2026 GCSE History exams.

This document is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying GCSE History Restoration England, 1660–1685 under the AQA 8145 specification, including students preparing for the 2026 exams, retake candidates, private candidates, and home-schooled learners targeting grades 7–9.

It is also highly useful for history teachers, tutors, intervention coordinators, revision centres, and parents who require authentic AQA exam material for interpretation analysis, narrative account practice, evaluative essay preparation, mock moderation, and GCSE History exam-technique improvement using official June 2025 examination questions.