OCR A level History A Y305/01: The Renaissance c.1400 – c.1600, June 2025
OCR's Y305/01: The Renaissance c.1400 – c.1600 for History A (H505), from the June 2025 exams. Each link opens the board's own PDF on ocr.org.uk in a new tab.
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The other June 2025 papers
- Y100/01/02: Topic based essay
- Y101/01: Alfred and the making of England 871–1016
- Y102/01: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107
- Y103/01: England 1199–1272
- Y104/01: England 1377–1455
- Y105/01: England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII
- Y106/01: England 1485–1558: the early Tudors
- Y107/01: England 1547–1603: the later Tudors
- Y108/01: The early Stuarts and the origins of the Civil War 1603–1660
- Y109/01: The making of Georgian Britain 1678–c.1760
- Y110/01: From Pitt to Peel 1783–1853
- Y111/01: Liberals, Conservatives and the rise of Labour 1846–1918
- Y112/01: Britain 1900–1951
- Y113/01: Britain 1930–1997
- Y201/01: The rise of Islam c.550–750
- Y202/01: Charlemagne 768–814
- Y203/01: The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192
- Y204/01: Genghis Khan and the explosion from the Steppes c.1167–1405
- Y205/01: Exploration, encounters and empire 1445–1570
- Y206/01: Spain 1469–1556
- Y207/01: The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559
- Y208/01: Philip II 1556–1598
- Y209/01: African kingdoms c.1400–1800: four case studies
- Y210/01: Russia 1645–1741
- Y212/01: The American Revolution 1740–1796
- Y213/01: The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815
- Y214/01: France 1814–1870
- Y215/01: Italy and unification 1789–1896
- Y216/01: The USA in the 19th Century: Westward expansion and Civil War 1803–c.1890
- Y217/01: Japan 1853–1937
- Y218/01: International relations 1890–1941
- Y219/01: Russia 1894–1941
- Y220/01: Italy 1896–1943
- Y221/01: Democracy and dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963
- Y222/01: The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993
- Y223/01: The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995
- Y224/01: Apartheid and reconciliation: South African politics 1948–1999
- Y301/01: The Early Anglo‑Saxons c.400–800
- Y302/01: The Viking Age c.790–1066
- Y303/01: English government and the Church 1066–1216
- Y304/01: The Church and medieval heresy c.1100–1437
- Y306/01: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603
- Y307/01: Tudor foreign policy 1485–1603
- Y308/01: The Catholic Reformation 1492–1610
- Y309/01: The ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606
- Y310/01: The development of the nation state: France 1498–1610
- Y311/01: The origins and growth of the British Empire 1558–1783
- Y312/01: Popular culture and the witchcraze of the 16th and 17th centuries
- Y313/01: The ascendancy of France 1610–1715
- Y314/01: The challenge of German nationalism 1789–1919
- Y315/01: The changing nature of warfare 1792–1945
- Y316/01: Britain and Ireland 1791–1921
- Y317/01: China and its rulers 1839–1989
- Y318/01: Russia and its rulers 1855–1964
- Y319/01: Civil rights in the USA 1865–1992
- Y320/01: From colonialism to independence: The British Empire 1857–1965
- Y321/01: The Middle East 1908–2011: Ottomans to Arab Spring
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