Difference between consequence and importance questions - history

Consequence - 'result of' - typically negative. You want to focus on the aftermath of the event or person or whatever the question is focusing on.

Importance - 'significance' - how important is the question focus in the time period/theme/event, and why it is the most important.

I don't do edexcel but I just finished A Level history and there are similar question types there.

Hope that helps!