OCR A Level History A Y302/01 The Viking Age c.790–1066 Combined Question
Paper and Mark Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
A Level History A
Y302/01 The Viking Age c.790–1066
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
*1406899762*
You must have:
• the OCR 12‑page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer the question in Section A and any two questions in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
, 2
Section A
Read the two passages and answer Question 1.
1 Evaluate the interpretations in both of the two passages.
Explain which you think is more convincing as an explanation of the origins and growth of Viking
Dublin. [30]
Passage A
© Howard Clarke; Sheila Dooley; Ruth Johnson, Dublin and the Viking World, pp. 55, 58-59, 97-98, 101, The O'Brien Press, 2018. From first line "In the course of time, during the tenth and eleventh centuries" to last line "Until the middle of the tenth century the wealth of Viking Dublin was based on o
Passage B
© Neil Price, The Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings, pp. 412-414, Penguin, 2020. From first line "The longphort at Dublin was set up in 841." to last line "in addition to raids across the sea to England." Item removed due to third party copyright restrictions.
© OCR 2025 Y302/01 Jun25
Paper and Mark Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
A Level History A
Y302/01 The Viking Age c.790–1066
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
*1406899762*
You must have:
• the OCR 12‑page Answer Booklet
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer the question in Section A and any two questions in Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
, 2
Section A
Read the two passages and answer Question 1.
1 Evaluate the interpretations in both of the two passages.
Explain which you think is more convincing as an explanation of the origins and growth of Viking
Dublin. [30]
Passage A
© Howard Clarke; Sheila Dooley; Ruth Johnson, Dublin and the Viking World, pp. 55, 58-59, 97-98, 101, The O'Brien Press, 2018. From first line "In the course of time, during the tenth and eleventh centuries" to last line "Until the middle of the tenth century the wealth of Viking Dublin was based on o
Passage B
© Neil Price, The Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings, pp. 412-414, Penguin, 2020. From first line "The longphort at Dublin was set up in 841." to last line "in addition to raids across the sea to England." Item removed due to third party copyright restrictions.
© OCR 2025 Y302/01 Jun25
