Edexcel GCSE History Paper 2 - Thursday, June 5th, 2025 [Exam Chat]

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Edexcel GCSE History Paper 2 (1HI0 2A-2W) - Thursday, June 5, 2025 [Exam Chat]

Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam.
Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.

Wishing you all the best of luck. :yy:

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Date/Time: Thursday, June 5, 2025 AM
Length: 1 hr 50 mins

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Reply 1

04MR17

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This is the paper for:
Option B1: Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88
Option B2: The reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189–1216
Option B3: Henry VIII and his ministers, 1509–40
Option B4: Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88.

Option P1: Spain and the ‘New World’, c1490–c1555
Option P2: British America, 1713–83: empire and revolution
Option P3: The American West, c1835–c1895
Option P4: Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91
Option P5: Conflict in the Middle East, 1945–95.

Post below with which of these you are studying.

(I currently teach Superpower Relations and Anglo/Normans.) :smile:

Other discussions for this course:
Paper 1 - Thematic study and historic environment - Friday, May 16, 2025
Paper 3 - Modern depth study - Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Reply 2

Geo Lover 7

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Also happy to answer any questions as a current Year 12. I did Anglo-Saxon and Norman England (same as what @04MR17 teaches) and The American West. I got an 8 at GCSE (just).

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Reply 3

kubach

I'm doing Anglo-Saxons and Conflict in the Middle East. I've never come across any other school that does Middle East so if someone here does it, let me know :smile:

Reply 4

Snailsq

anyone have good tips on narrative accounts for Cold War I keep on getting 5/8 and is there any prediction for Elizabeth and Cold War

Reply 5

04MR17

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Original post by Snailsq

anyone have good tips on narrative accounts for Cold War I keep on getting 5/8 and is there any prediction for Elizabeth and Cold War

Narrative Account:

4 events
In chronological order
With a detail provided for each one
Connected together e.g. "this led to"

Reply 6

Airyn123

Original post by Snailsq

anyone have good tips on narrative accounts for Cold War I keep on getting 5/8 and is there any prediction for Elizabeth and Cold War

Here you go
prediction for elizabeth: https://www.kingsbridgeeducation.co.uk/post/gcse-exam-predictions-2025-elizabethan-england-edexcel
prediction for Cold War: https://www.kingsbridgeeducation.co.uk/post/gcse-exam-predictions-2025-cold-war-edexcel
goodluck!

Reply 7

zainnaaaa

Original post by Snailsq

anyone have good tips on narrative accounts for Cold War I keep on getting 5/8 and is there any prediction for Elizabeth and Cold War

omg yes me tooo pleaseeee

Reply 8

user132509

Original post by Airyn123

Thank you SO MUCH

Reply 9

creative-koala

does anyone know what the Cold War questions were last year? TY!

Reply 10

4*noor

Original post by kubach

I'm doing Anglo-Saxons and Conflict in the Middle East. I've never come across any other school that does Middle East so if someone here does it, let me know :smile:

Same, I also do Conflict but havent come across anyone else who does it, makes it harder to get predictions.

Reply 11

cartoonhiran

Original post by creative-koala

does anyone know what the Cold War questions were last year? TY!

im doing it this year but from what ive heard it was 2 consequences of prague spring, narrative account 1985-91, gorbachev new thinking end of the warsaw pact as stimulus points, importance of yalta conference for international relations, importance of salt1 on relations between USA and ussr, importance of berlin ultimatum for tensions between east and west!( I looked this up on youtube btw)

Reply 12

Tireni21

Does Anyone have resources for American west and King Richard and King John ??

Reply 13

Doubz1

same im doing richard and john adn theres barely anything online

Reply 14

annah-s

Original post by Tireni21

Does Anyone have resources for American west and King Richard and King John ??

I have literally NEVER found online resources for richard and john especially predictions i hate it so much- there are some summaries of parts for the richard and john course on youtube tho x

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Reply 15

Tireni21

Original post by annah-s

I have literally NEVER found online resources for richard and john especially predictions i hate it so much- there are some summaries of parts for the richard and john course on youtube tho x

It’s acc really annoying this exam better be ok though

Reply 16

Calumari

how did the paper go for everyone? i did cold war and anglo-saxons and that battle of hastings 12 marker was a BLESSING

Reply 17

Username69578500

What came for Cold War

Reply 18

Tireni21

My Went so welll. The American west I actually was so scared but the questions were Petty good. And King Richard and King John was great too but the 16 marker was a bit mid for me tbh