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2024

May 2024 Paper 1 : America, 1840–1895: Expansion And Consolidation - 8145/1A/A (QP)

May 2024 Paper 1 : America, 1840–1895: Expansion And Consolidation - 8145/1A/A (MS)

May 2024 Paper 1 : America, 1920–1973: Opportunity And Inequality - 8145/1A/D (QP)

May 2024 Paper 1 : America, 1920–1973: Opportunity And Inequality - 8145/1A/D (MS)

June 2024 Paper 1 : Britain: Power And The People: C1170 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/B (QP)

June 2024 Paper 1 : Britain: Power And The People: C1170 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/B (MS)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension Between East And West, 1945–1972 - 8145/1B/C (QP)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension Between East And West, 1945–1972 - 8145/1B/C (MS)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In Asia, 1950–1975 - 8145/1B/D (QP)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In Asia, 1950–1975 - 8145/1B/D (MS)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In The Gulf And Afghanistan, 1990–2009 - 8145/1B/E (QP)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In The Gulf And Afghanistan, 1990–2009 - 8145/1B/E (MS)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The First World War, 1894–1918 - 8145/1B/A (QP)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The First World War, 1894–1918 - 8145/1B/A (MS)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The Inter-war Years, 1918–1939 - 8145/1B/B (QP)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The Inter-war Years, 1918–1939 - 8145/1B/B (MS)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy And Dictatorship - 8145/1A/B (QP)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy And Dictatorship - 8145/1A/B (MS)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom And Communism - 8145/1A/C (QP)

May 2024 Paper 1 : Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom And Communism - 8145/1A/C (MS)

June 2024 Paper 2 : Britain: Health And The People: C1000 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/A (QP)

June 2024 Paper 2 : Britain: Health And The People: C1000 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/A (MS)

June 2024 Paper 2 : Britain: Migration, Empires And The People: C790 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/C (QP)

June 2024 Paper 2 : Britain: Migration, Empires And The People: C790 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/C (MS)

June 2024 Paper 2 : Elizabethan England, C1568–1603 - 8145/2B/C (QP)

June 2024 Paper 2 : Elizabethan England, C1568–1603 - 8145/2B/C (MS)

June 2024 Paper 2 : Medieval England: The Reign Of Edward I, 1272–1307 - 8145/2B/B (QP)

June 2024 Paper 2 : Medieval England: The Reign Of Edward I, 1272–1307 - 8145/2B/B (MS)

June 2024 Paper 2 : Norman England, C1066–c1100 - 8145/2B/A (QP)

June 2024 Paper 2 : Norman England, C1066–c1100 - 8145/2B/A (MS)

June 2024 Paper 2 : Restoration England, 1660–1685 - 8145/2B/D (QP)

June 2024 Paper 2 : Restoration England, 1660–1685 - 8145/2B/D (MS)

2023

May 2023 Paper 1 : America, 1840–1895: Expansion And Consolidation - 8145/1A/A (QP)

May 2023 Paper 1 : America, 1840–1895: Expansion And Consolidation - 8145/1A/A (MS)

May 2023 Paper 1 : America, 1920–1973: Opportunity And Inequality - 8145/1A/D (QP)

May 2023 Paper 1 : America, 1920–1973: Opportunity And Inequality - 8145/1A/D (MS)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension Between East And West, 1945–1972 - 8145/1B/C (QP)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension Between East And West, 1945–1972 - 8145/1B/C (MS)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In Asia, 1950–1975 - 8145/1B/D (QP)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In Asia, 1950–1975 - 8145/1B/D (MS)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In The Gulf And Afghanistan, 1990–2009 - 8145/1B/E (QP)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In The Gulf And Afghanistan, 1990–2009 - 8145/1B/E (MS)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The First World War, 1894–1918 - 8145/1B/A (QP)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The First World War, 1894–1918 - 8145/1B/A (MS)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The Inter-war Years, 1918–1939 - 8145/1B/B (QP)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The Inter-war Years, 1918–1939 - 8145/1B/B (MS)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy And Dictatorship - 8145/1A/B (QP)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy And Dictatorship - 8145/1A/B (MS)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom And Communism - 8145/1A/C (QP)

May 2023 Paper 1 : Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom And Communism - 8145/1A/C (MS)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Britain: Health And The People: C1000 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/A (QP)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Britain: Health And The People: C1000 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/A (MS)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Britain: Migration, Empires And The People: C790 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/C (QP)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Britain: Migration, Empires And The People: C790 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/C (MS)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Britain: Power And The People: C1170 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/B (QP)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Britain: Power And The People: C1170 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/B (MS)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Elizabethan England, C1568–1603 - 8145/2B/C (QP)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Elizabethan England, C1568–1603 - 8145/2B/C (MS)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Medieval England: The Reign Of Edward I, 1272–1307 - 8145/2B/B (QP)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Medieval England: The Reign Of Edward I, 1272–1307 - 8145/2B/B (MS)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Norman England, C1066–c1100 - 8145/2B/A (QP)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Norman England, C1066–c1100 - 8145/2B/A (MS)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Restoration England, 1660–1685 - 8145/2B/D (QP)

June 2023 Paper 2 : Restoration England, 1660–1685 - 8145/2B/D (MS)

2022

June 2022 Paper 1 : America, 1840–1895: Expansion And Consolidation - 8145/1A/A (QP)

June 2022 Paper 1 : America, 1840–1895: Expansion And Consolidation - 8145/1A/A (MS)

June 2022 Paper 1 : America, 1920–1973: Opportunity And Inequality - 8145/1A/D (QP)

June 2022 Paper 1 : America, 1920–1973: Opportunity And Inequality - 8145/1A/D (MS)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension Between East And West, 1945–1972 - 8145/1B/C (QP)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension Between East And West, 1945–1972 - 8145/1B/C (MS)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In Asia, 1950–1975 - 8145/1B/D (QP)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In Asia, 1950–1975 - 8145/1B/D (MS)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In The Gulf And Afghanistan, 1990–2009 - 8145/1B/E (QP)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In The Gulf And Afghanistan, 1990–2009 - 8145/1B/E (MS)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The First World War, 1894-1918 - 8145/1B/A (QP)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The First World War, 1894-1918 - 8145/1B/A (MS)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The Inter-war Years, 1918–1939 - 8145/1B/B (QP)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The Inter-war Years, 1918–1939 - 8145/1B/B (MS)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy And Dictatorship - 8145/1A/B (QP)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy And Dictatorship - 8145/1A/B (MS)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom And Communism - 8145/1A/C (QP)

June 2022 Paper 1 : Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom And Communism - 8145/1A/C (MS)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Britain: Health And The People: C1000 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/A (QP)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Britain: Health And The People: C1000 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/A (MS)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Britain: Migration, Empires And The People: C790 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/C (QP)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Britain: Migration, Empires And The People: C790 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/C (MS)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Britain: Power And The People: C1170 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/B (QP)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Britain: Power And The People: C1170 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/B (MS)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Elizabethan England, C1568–1603 - 8145/2B/C (QP)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Elizabethan England, C1568–1603 - 8145/2B/C (MS)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Medieval England: The Reign Of Edward I, 1272–1307 - 8145/2B/B (QP)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Medieval England: The Reign Of Edward I, 1272–1307 - 8145/2B/B (MS)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Norman England, C1066–c1100 - 8145/2B/A (QP)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Norman England, C1066–c1100 - 8145/2B/A (MS)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Restoration England, 1660–1685 - 8145/2B/D (QP)

June 2022 Paper 2 : Restoration England, 1660–1685 - 8145/2B/D (MS)

2021

June 2021 Paper 1 : America, 1840–1895: Expansion And Consolidation - 8145/1A/A (QP)

June 2021 Paper 1 : America, 1840–1895: Expansion And Consolidation - 8145/1A/A (MS)

June 2021 Paper 1 : America, 1920–1973: Opportunity And Inequality - 8145/1A/D (QP)

June 2021 Paper 1 : America, 1920–1973: Opportunity And Inequality - 8145/1A/D (MS)

June 2021 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension Between East And West, 1945–1972 - 8145/1B/C (QP)

June 2021 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension Between East And West, 1945–1972 - 8145/1B/C (MS)

June 2021 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In Asia, 1950–1975 - 8145/1B/D (QP)

June 2021 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In Asia, 1950–1975 - 8145/1B/D (MS)

June 2021 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The First World War, 1894–1918 - 8145/1B/A (QP)

June 2021 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The First World War, 1894–1918 - 8145/1B/A (MS)

June 2021 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The Inter-war Years, 1918–1939 - 8145/1B/B (QP)

June 2021 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The Inter-war Years, 1918–1939 - 8145/1B/B (MS)

June 2021 Paper 1 : Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy And Dictatorship - 8145/1A/B (QP)

June 2021 Paper 1 : Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy And Dictatorship - 8145/1A/B (MS)

June 2021 Paper 1 : Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom And Communism - 8145/1A/C (QP)

June 2021 Paper 1 : Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom And Communism - 8145/1A/C (MS)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Britain: Health And The People: C1000 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/A (QP)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Britain: Health And The People: C1000 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/A (MS)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Britain: Migration, Empires And The People: C790 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/C (QP)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Britain: Migration, Empires And The People: C790 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/C (MS)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Britain: Power And The People: C1170 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/B (QP)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Britain: Power And The People: C1170 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/B (MS)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Elizabethan England, C1568–1603 - 8145/2B/C (QP)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Elizabethan England, C1568–1603 - 8145/2B/C (MS)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Medieval England: The Reign Of Edward I, 1272–1307 - 8145/2B/B (QP)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Medieval England: The Reign Of Edward I, 1272–1307 - 8145/2B/B (MS)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Norman England, C1066–c1100 - 8145/2B/A (QP)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Norman England, C1066–c1100 - 8145/2B/A (MS)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Restoration England, 1660–1685 - 8145/2B/D (QP)

June 2021 Paper 2 : Restoration England, 1660–1685 - 8145/2B/D (MS)

2020

June 2020 Paper 1 : America, 1840–1895: Expansion And Consolidation - 8145/1A/A (QP)

June 2020 Paper 1 : America, 1840–1895: Expansion And Consolidation - 8145/1A/A (MS)

June 2020 Paper 1 : America, 1920–1973: Opportunity And Inequality - 8145/1A/D (QP)

June 2020 Paper 1 : America, 1920–1973: Opportunity And Inequality - 8145/1A/D (MS)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension Between East And West, 1945–1972 - 8145/1B/C (QP)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension Between East And West, 1945–1972 - 8145/1B/C (MS)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In Asia, 1950–1975 - 8145/1B/D (QP)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In Asia, 1950–1975 - 8145/1B/D (MS)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In The Gulf And Afghanistan, 1990–2009 - 8145/1B/E (QP)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension In The Gulf And Afghanistan, 1990–2009 - 8145/1B/E (MS)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The First World War, 1894–1918 - 8145/1B/A (QP)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The First World War, 1894–1918 - 8145/1B/A (MS)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The Inter-war Years, 1918–1939 - 8145/1B/B (QP)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Conflict And Tension: The Inter-war Years, 1918–1939 - 8145/1B/B (MS)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy And Dictatorship - 8145/1A/B (QP)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy And Dictatorship - 8145/1A/B (MS)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom And Communism - 8145/1A/C (QP)

June 2020 Paper 1 : Russia, 1894–1945: Tsardom And Communism - 8145/1A/C (MS)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Britain: Health And The People: C1000 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/A (QP)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Britain: Health And The People: C1000 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/A (MS)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Britain: Migration, Empires And The People: C790 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/C (QP)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Britain: Migration, Empires And The People: C790 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/C (MS)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Britain: Power And The People: C1170 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/B (QP)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Britain: Power And The People: C1170 To The Present Day - 8145/2A/B (MS)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Elizabethan England, C1568–1603 - 8145/2B/C (QP)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Elizabethan England, C1568–1603 - 8145/2B/C (MS)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Medieval England: The Reign Of Edward I, 1272–1307 - 8145/2B/B (QP)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Medieval England: The Reign Of Edward I, 1272–1307 - 8145/2B/B (MS)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Norman England, C1066–c1100 - 8145/2B/A (QP)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Norman England, C1066–c1100 - 8145/2B/A (MS)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Restoration England, 1660–1685 - 8145/2B/D (QP)

June 2020 Paper 2 : Restoration England, 1660–1685 - 8145/2B/D (MS)

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