2025 AQA GCSE HISTORY Paper 2 Section B/D Restoration England, 1660–1685
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GCSE
HISTORY
Paper 2 Section B/D: Restoration England, 1660–1685
Thursday 5 June 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must ensure you have:
Question Mark
An Interpretations Booklet (enclosed).
The other optional Question Paper/Answer Book and Sources Booklet for the 01
Paper 2 Section A topic you are entered for. 02
You will have 2 hours to complete both papers.
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Instructions 04
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. TOTAL
Answer all four questions.
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the
question number against your answer(s).
Information
The maximum mark for this paper is 40.
The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
Extended writing is tested in Question 04.
Advice
You are advised to spend about 1 hour on Paper 2 Section A and about 1 hour on Paper 2 Section B.
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Answer all four questions. box
Study Interpretation A in the Interpretations Booklet.
0 1 How convincing is Interpretation A about women in Restoration England? Explain your answer
based on your contextual knowledge and what it says in
Interpretation A.
[8 marks]
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Please write clearly in block capitals.
Question Paper & Mark Scheme (Merged) June 2025 [VERIFIED]
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
HISTORY
Paper 2 Section B/D: Restoration England, 1660–1685
Thursday 5 June 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must ensure you have:
Question Mark
An Interpretations Booklet (enclosed).
The other optional Question Paper/Answer Book and Sources Booklet for the 01
Paper 2 Section A topic you are entered for. 02
You will have 2 hours to complete both papers.
03
Instructions 04
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. TOTAL
Answer all four questions.
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the
question number against your answer(s).
Information
The maximum mark for this paper is 40.
The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
Extended writing is tested in Question 04.
Advice
You are advised to spend about 1 hour on Paper 2 Section A and about 1 hour on Paper 2 Section B.
8145/2B/D
IB/M/Jun25/G4007/V2
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all four questions. box
Study Interpretation A in the Interpretations Booklet.
0 1 How convincing is Interpretation A about women in Restoration England? Explain your answer
based on your contextual knowledge and what it says in
Interpretation A.
[8 marks]
IB/M/Jun25/8145/2B/D
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
Extra space
8
IB/M/Jun25/8145/2B/D
, 4
Do not write
outside the
Turn over ►
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