Edexcel GCSE History
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Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment options55 topics
- Option 10: c1000–c1500: Crime and punishment in medieval England - 1 Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity6 objectives
- Option 10: c1000–c1500: Crime and punishment in medieval England - 2 The nature of law enforcement and punishment6 objectives
- Option 10: c1500–c1700: Crime and punishment in early modern England - 1 Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity6 objectives
- Option 10: c1500–c1700: Crime and punishment in early modern England - 2 The nature of law enforcement and punishment6 objectives
- Option 10: c1500–c1700: Crime and punishment in early modern England - 3 Case studies ● The Gunpowder Plotters, 1605: their crimes and punishment.3 objectives
- Option 10: c1700–c1900: Crime and punishment in eighteenth- and nineteenth- century Britain - 1 Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity6 objectives
- Option 10: c1700–c1900: Crime and punishment in eighteenth- and nineteenth- century Britain - 2 The nature of law enforcement and punishment6 objectives
- Option 10: c1700–c1900: Crime and punishment in eighteenth- and nineteenth- century Britain - 3 Case studies ● Pentonville prison in the mid nineteenth century: reasons for its construction; the strengths and weaknesses of the separate system in operation.3 objectives
- Option 10: c1900–present: Crime and punishment in modern Britain - 1 Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity6 objectives
- Option 10: c1900–present: Crime and punishment in modern Britain - 2 The nature of law enforcement and punishment6 objectives
- Option 10: c1900–present: Crime and punishment in modern Britain - 3 Case studies ● The treatment of Conscientious Objectors in the First and Second World Wars.3 objectives
- Option 10: The historic environment - 1 Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city15 objectives
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Paper 2: British depth study options49 topics
- Option B1: Key topic 1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060–66 - 1 Anglo-Saxon government, economy and society6 objectives
- Option B1: Key topic 1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060–66 - 2 The last years of Edward the Confessor and the succession crisis6 objectives
- Option B1: Key topic 1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060–66 - 3 The rival claimants for the throne9 objectives
- Option B1: Key topic 1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060–66 - 4 The Norman invasion6 objectives
- Option B1: Key topic 2: William I in power: securing the kingdom, 1066–87 - 1 Establishing control9 objectives
- Option B1: Key topic 2: William I in power: securing the kingdom, 1066–87 - 2 Anglo-Saxon resistance, 1068–713 objectives
- Option B1: Key topic 2: William I in power: securing the kingdom, 1066–87 - 3 The legacy of resistance to 10876 objectives
- Option B1: Key topic 2: William I in power: securing the kingdom, 1066–87 - 4 Revolt of the Earls, 10756 objectives
- Option B1: Key topic 3: Norman England, 1066–88 - 1 The feudal system and the Church9 objectives
- Option B1: Key topic 3: Norman England, 1066–88 - 2 Norman government9 objectives
- Option B1: Key topic 3: Norman England, 1066–88 - 3 The Norman aristocracy6 objectives
- Option B1: Key topic 3: Norman England, 1066–88 - 4 William I and the succession6 objectives
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Paper 2: Period study options45 topics
- Option P1: Key topic 1: Spain reaches the Americas, c1490–1512 - 1 Spanish exploration9 objectives
- Option P1: Key topic 1: Spain reaches the Americas, c1490–1512 - 2 Columbus reaches the Americas9 objectives
- Option P1: Key topic 1: Spain reaches the Americas, c1490–1512 - 3 Spanish claims in the Caribbean9 objectives
- Option P1: Key topic 2: The conquistadors, 1513–c1528 - 1 The start of an empire9 objectives
- Option P1: Key topic 2: The conquistadors, 1513–c1528 - 2 The conquest of Mexico9 objectives
- Option P1: Key topic 2: The conquistadors, 1513–c1528 - 3 Impact of Spain in the Americas9 objectives
- Option P1: Key topic 3: The Spanish Empire c1528–c1555 - 1 Pizarro and the conquest of the Incas9 objectives
- Option P1: Key topic 3: The Spanish Empire c1528–c1555 - 2 Expansion of empire6 objectives
- Option P1: Key topic 3: The Spanish Empire c1528–c1555 - 3 Impact of the 'New World' on Spain9 objectives
- Option P2: Key topic 1: British settlement in North America, 1713–41 - 1 Developments in colonial society9 objectives
- Option P2: Key topic 1: British settlement in North America, 1713–41 - 2 Slavery in North America9 objectives
- Option P2: Key topic 1: British settlement in North America, 1713–41 - 3 Problems within the colonies9 objectives
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Paper 3: Modern depth study options64 topics
- Option 30: Key topic 1: The revolutions of 1917 - 1 The growth of opposition to the tsar in early 19176 objectives
- Option 30: Key topic 1: The revolutions of 1917 - 2 The February Revolution3 objectives
- Option 30: Key topic 1: The revolutions of 1917 - 3 The Provisional Government9 objectives
- Option 30: Key topic 1: The revolutions of 1917 - 4 The Bolshevik Revolution6 objectives
- Option 30: Key topic 2: The Bolsheviks in power, 1917–24 - 1 Early consolidation of power, 1917–189 objectives
- Option 30: Key topic 2: The Bolsheviks in power, 1917–24 - 2 The Civil War, 1918–216 objectives
- Option 30: Key topic 2: The Bolsheviks in power, 1917–24 - 3 Moves towards totalitarianism6 objectives
- Option 30: Key topic 2: The Bolsheviks in power, 1917–24 - 4 Economic and social change, 1918–249 objectives
- Option 30: Key topic 3: Stalin’s rise to power and dictatorship, 1924–41 - 1 The struggle for power, 1924–286 objectives
- Option 30: Key topic 3: Stalin’s rise to power and dictatorship, 1924–41 - 2 The use of terror in the 1930s9 objectives
- Option 30: Key topic 3: Stalin’s rise to power and dictatorship, 1924–41 - 3 Propaganda and censorship6 objectives
- Option 30: Key topic 3: Stalin’s rise to power and dictatorship, 1924–41 - 4 The Cult of Stalin6 objectives
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Assessment and exam guidance
Assessment Objectives
AO1
35%Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key features and characteristics of the periods studied.
AO2
35%Explain and analyse historical events and periods studied using second-order historical concepts.
AO3
15%Analyse, evaluate and use sources contemporary to the period to make substantiated judgements in the context of historical events studied.
AO4
15%Analyse, evaluate and make substantiated judgements about interpretations, including how and why interpretations may differ, in the context of historical events studied.
Exam Structure
Pearson Edexcel GCSE (1HI0)
Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment
1h 20m
Duration
52
Marks
30%
Weighting
Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment
1h 20m
Duration
52
Marks
30%
Weighting
Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment
1h 20m
Duration
52
Marks
30%
Weighting
Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment
1h 20m
Duration
52
Marks
30%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
Marks
40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
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40%
Weighting
Paper 2: Period study and British depth study
1h 50m
Duration
64
Marks
40%
Weighting
Paper 3: Modern depth study
1h 30m
Duration
52
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30%
Weighting
Paper 3: Modern depth study
1h 30m
Duration
52
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30%
Weighting
Paper 3: Modern depth study
1h 30m
Duration
52
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30%
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Paper 3: Modern depth study
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52
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30%
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Tips and common mistakes
Common Exam Mistakes
Pitfalls to avoid in your exams
- •Error: Confusing crimes against property with crimes against authority. Correction: Ensure theft is categorised as a property crime, while treason is a crime against authority.
- •Error: Stating that poaching was universally condemned. Correction: Explain that poaching was a 'social crime' widely accepted by the peasant community but punished by the authorities.
- •Error: Failing to provide specific examples for each category of crime. Correction: Always link the broad category (e.g., crime against the person) to a specific medieval example (e.g., murder).
- •Error: Claiming the Forest Laws only banned hunting. Correction: Note that the Forest Laws also criminalised gathering wood, foraging, and grazing animals in royal forests.
- •Error: Stating that the Murdrum fine was paid to the victim's family. Correction: Explain that the Murdrum fine was paid directly to the King, unlike the Saxon Wergild.
- •Error: Assuming crime definitions remained static after 1066. Correction: Emphasise that William I actively changed definitions of crime to assert his authority and raise revenue.
- •Error: Describing the parish constable as a modern, paid police officer. Correction: Emphasise that the parish constable was an unpaid, part-time role filled by local men for a year.
- •Error: Confusing tithings with the hue and cry. Correction: Distinguish tithings as a preventative group of ten men, while the hue and cry was the active pursuit of a criminal by the whole village.
Top Examiner Tips
Expert advice for exam success
- •When asked about the nature of medieval crime, explicitly use the categories: person, property, and authority.
- •Use poaching to illustrate the tension between the laws made by the rich and the survival needs of the poor.
- •Be prepared to explain why social crimes were particularly difficult for medieval authorities to police.
- •Use the Forest Laws as a prime example of how a change in government (the Norman Conquest) directly changes what is defined as a crime.
- •Link the introduction of new crimes to William I's need to control a rebellious Anglo-Saxon population.
- •Contrast the Norman approach to crime with the previous Anglo-Saxon system to highlight the changes.
- •Emphasise the concept of 'collective responsibility' when discussing tithings and the hue and cry.
- •Use the parish constable to demonstrate change over time in later medieval law enforcement.
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