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GCSE History Exam & Revision

The GCSE History Exam is vital for students understanding historical events and themes. The AQA GCSE History qualification is linear meaning that students will sit all their exams at the end of the course. GCSE History students must take assessments in both of the following papers in the same series: Paper 1: Understanding the modern world; Paper 2: Shaping the nation. Each paper is worth 50% of the final GCSE History final grade. SimpleStudy offers exclusive revision tools and learning resources for GCSE History, including Revision Notes, Past Exams, Questions by topic, and other unique features usually reserved for private schools or expensive tutors.

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GCSE History Notes

GCSE History Revision Notes; study beautiful, concise and carefully curated learning materials. SimpleStudy’s GCSE History Notes are broken down into curriculum focused topics, already highlighted, and structured for easy recall in an exam environment.

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SimpleStudy® Past Papers

GCSE History Exams

History Exams; Easily study years of GCSE History Past Papers and marking schemes. Build custom History Exams or Tests from previous History exam questions with marking schemes for each answer. Studying History exam papers, marking schemes and building custom exams is effective & easy with SimpleStudy.

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SimpleStudy® Questions by topic

GCSE History Questions

GCSE History Questions; Explore GCSE History state exam questions. SimpleStudy’s History questions are divided by topic, timed, and offer a marking scheme for each question. Easily study previous History questions, pick your topic, and simulate the exam environment with our unique timer for each History question.

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GCSE History Quizzes

GCSE History Quizzes; Unique GCSE History quizzes designed for each topic. Practice multiple choice GCSE History quizzes built to replicate short form exam questions. Pick a History quiz, answer each quiz question, and review your results; check what answers you got, how long the quiz took you, and try to beat your high score.

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SimpleStudy® Essays

GCSE History Essays

A* GCSE History Essays; study perfect History sample Essays. Concise and curated for specific GCSE History Essay questions. SimpleStudy’s GCSE History essays allows you read full Essays for key exam questions. Review exclusive History essays and get full marks in your GCSE History Exam with Simplestudy’s sample Essays.

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GCSE History topics to explore

Norman England, 1066–88

History Edexcel

King John’s Downfall

History Edexcel

Cold War crises, 1958-70

History Edexcel

The revolutions of 1917

History Edexcel

Economic policy, 1949–65

History Edexcel

Medieval Britain 1250 - 1500

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Early Modern Britain 1500 - 1750

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Industrial Britain 1750 - 1900

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Britain since 1900

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Medieval Britain c.1250–c.1500

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Britain since c.1900

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Medieval Britain c.1250–c.1500

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Britain since c.1900

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Invasion and victory

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Resistance and response

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Castles

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Conquest and control

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Elizabeth and government

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Catholics

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Daily lives

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Popular culture

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The wider world

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Wealth

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Politics

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Women

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Empire

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War

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Homelands

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Volga Vikings

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Raiders and Invaders

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Settlers

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Kings

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Akbar, 1556–1605

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Jahangir, 1605–1627

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Shah Jahan, 1627–1658

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Aurangzeb 1658–1707

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America’s expansion 1789–1838

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The West 1839–1860

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American cultures 1877–1900

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Origins c.1070–1095

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Antioch October 1097 to June 1098

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Jerusalem July 1098 to July 1100

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Moctezuma’s Empire

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Controlling the Empire

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Encounters

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Conquest, 1519–1521

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The birth of New Spain

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Dictatorship

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Changing Lives, 1933–1939

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Germany in War

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Occupation

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