Pearson Edexcel A Level History Paper 2a 2025 Mark Scheme

Get the official Pearson Edexcel A-Level History Paper 2 Option 2A mark scheme from the June 2025 examination series (9HI0/2A) covering Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106, and England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89. This examiner-approved PDF contains the complete AO1 and AO2 assessment criteria, source-analysis guidance, indicative content, and examiner expectations used to award marks in the live Summer 2025 examination.

This mark scheme explains the exact analytical standards required for top-band responses on the Battle of Hastings, Norman kingship, Church-state relations, Henry II’s legal reforms, and the Great Rebellion of 1173–74. It includes detailed indicative content on Harold Godwinson’s defeat, William I and William Rufus’ relationships with the Church, the Assize of Clarendon, itinerant justices, Becket’s conflict with Henry II, and Angevin royal authority. Pair it with the matching Edexcel 9HI0/2A June 2025 question paper on markscheme.net for complete examiner-standard revision and self-assessment practice. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, optimised for mobile and desktop, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net — your fastest route to top-grade A-Level History revision.

This document is designed for Year 12 and Year 13 students preparing for the 2026 Pearson Edexcel A-Level History examinations, including retake candidates targeting A and A* grades, sixth-form learners, and home-educated students studying medieval England and Anglo-Norman political developments. It is especially valuable for students aiming to understand how examiners reward source evaluation, contextual analysis, balanced judgement and analytical depth in medieval depth-study essays.

It is equally useful for teachers, private tutors, revision-course providers and parents supporting advanced History revision at home. The mark scheme can be used to standardise essay marking, run examiner-style feedback sessions, assess AO2 source-analysis skills, moderate high-level responses, and identify weaknesses in medieval political, legal and ecclesiastical historical argumentation.