PEARSON EDEXCEL LEVEL 3 GCE 8HI0/1D HISTORY ADVANCED
SUBSIDIARY PAPER 1: BREADTH STUDY WITH INTERPRETATIONS OPTION
1D: BRITAIN, C1785–C1870: DEMOCRACY, PROTEST AND REFORM + MARK
SCHEME MAY 2025
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Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Breadth study with interpretations
Option 1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest
and reform
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• There
centre number and candidate number.
are three sections in this question paper. Answer ONE question from
Section A, ONE question from Section B and the question in Section C.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 60.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
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, SECTION A
Answer EITHER Question 1 OR Question 2.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
EITHER
1 Was the influence of utilitarianism the main cause of changing attitudes to Poor Law
reform in the years 1785–1834?
(Total for Question 1 = 20 marks)
OR
2 Were Chartist demands for electoral reform the main consequence of the Great
Reform Act in the years 1832–52?
(Total for Question 2 = 20 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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SUBSIDIARY PAPER 1: BREADTH STUDY WITH INTERPRETATIONS OPTION
1D: BRITAIN, C1785–C1870: DEMOCRACY, PROTEST AND REFORM + MARK
SCHEME MAY 2025
surname names
Number Number
Paper
History 🟐 🟐
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 1: Breadth study with interpretations
Option 1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest
and reform
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• There
centre number and candidate number.
are three sections in this question paper. Answer ONE question from
Section A, ONE question from Section B and the question in Section C.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 60.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
,P76487A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/
,
, SECTION A
Answer EITHER Question 1 OR Question 2.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
EITHER
1 Was the influence of utilitarianism the main cause of changing attitudes to Poor Law
reform in the years 1785–1834?
(Total for Question 1 = 20 marks)
OR
2 Were Chartist demands for electoral reform the main consequence of the Great
Reform Act in the years 1832–52?
(Total for Question 2 = 20 marks)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2
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