Pearson Edexcel GCSE History specification
The specification (1HI0) is Pearson Edexcel's own description of the History course: what you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. The link below opens the board's PDF on qualifications.pearson.com, so you always get its current version.
Open the 1HI0 specification (PDF) (opens qualifications.pearson.com in a new tab)Everything for Pearson Edexcel GCSE History, with the past papers, grade boundaries and the notes and flashcards people have shared.
How Pearson Edexcel GCSE History is examined
From Edexcel's grade boundaries for June 2026. Some boards list every optional paper or time-zone variant, so you sit only the ones for your route; the specification says which.
- Paper 1052 marks
- Paper 1152 marks
- Paper 1252 marks
- Paper 1352 marks
- Paper 2A64 marks
- Paper 2B64 marks
- Paper 2C64 marks
- Paper 2D64 marks
- Paper 2E64 marks
- Paper 2F64 marks
- Paper 2G64 marks
- Paper 2H64 marks
- Paper 2J64 marks
- Paper 2K64 marks
- Paper 2L64 marks
- Paper 2M64 marks
- Paper 2N64 marks
- Paper 2P64 marks
- Paper 2Q64 marks
- Paper 2R64 marks
- Paper 2T64 marks
- Paper 2U64 marks
- Paper 2V64 marks
- Paper 2W64 marks
- Paper 3052 marks
- Paper 3152 marks
- Paper 3252 marks
- Paper 3352 marks
Turn a mark into a grade · Edexcel GCSE exam dates · Extra time and access arrangements
Revising from the History specification
Work through the specification's content list and mark what you are unsure of, then practise those parts with Edexcel's past papers and read your marks against the same year’s grade boundaries.
Common questions
Where can I find the Edexcel GCSE History specification?
The link on this page opens Pearson Edexcel's own copy of the History specification (1HI0), a PDF on its website, so you always get the current version. We link to it rather than keep a copy.
What is in the History specification?
A specification is the board's own description of the course: the content you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. It is the most useful single document to revise from, because every exam question has to come from it.
Can I make practice questions from the specification?
Yes. cookie can make exam-style questions from a specification and mark your answers, so you can practise the parts you are least sure of once you run out of past papers.
More specifications: every GCSE specification we link.
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