GCSE History B (Schools History Project) (9-1) - J411

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The people's health, c.1250 to present with The Norman Conquest, 1065-1087 J411/11 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1019KB
The people's health, c.1250 to present with The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 J411/12 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 988KB
The people's health, c.1250 to present with Britain in peace and war, 1900-1918 J411/13 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
Crime and punishment, c.1250 to present with The Norman Conquest, 1065-1087 J411/14 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1022KB
Crime and punishment, c.1250 to present with The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 J411/15 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 986KB
Crime and punishment, c.1250 to present with Britain in peace and war, 1900-1918 J411/16 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present with The Norman Conquest, 1065-1087 J411/17 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1019KB
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present with The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 J411/18 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 985KB
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present with Britain in peace and war, 1900-1918 J411/19 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
History around us J411/21 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 773KB
Viking expansion, c.750-c.1050 with The First Crusade, c.1070-1100 J411/31 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1019KB
Viking expansion, c.750-c.1050 with Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519-1535 J411/32 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
Viking expansion, c.750-c.1050 with Living under Nazi rule, 1933-1945 J411/33 - Sample assessment materials and question paper. PDF 1MB
The Mughal Empire, 1526-1707 with The First Crusade, c.1070-1100 J411/34 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1023KB
The Mughal Empire, 1526-1707 with Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519-1535 J411/35 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
The Mughal Empire, 1526-1707 with Living under Nazi rule, 1933-1945 J411/36 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
The making of America, 1789-1900 with The First Crusade, c.1070-1100 J411/37 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1020KB
The making of America, 1789-1900 with Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519-1535 J411/38 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
The making of America, 1789-1900 with Living under Nazi rule, 1933-1945 J411/39 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1013KB

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Aztecs and the Spanish conquest, 1519-1535 J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 839KB
Britain in peace and war, 1900-1918 J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 363KB
Crime and punishment, c.1250-present J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 380KB
History around us J411 - These responses illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall level. PDF 631KB
Living under Nazi rule, 1933-1945 J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 352KB
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 367KB
The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 361KB
The First Crusade, c.1070-1100 J411 - These responses illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall level. PDF 390KB
The making of America, 1789-1900 J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 383KB
The Norman Conquest, 1065-1087 J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 357KB
The people’s health J411 - These responses have been provided to help to illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 348KB
Viking expansion, c.750-c.1050 J411 - These responses illustrate how the sample assessment questions might be answered and to provide some commentary on what factors contribute to an overall grading. PDF 798KB

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Living under Nazi Rule, 1933-1945 - Exam walkthrough J411 - This video is to help you gain an understanding of the structure of the exam paper for Living under Nazi Rule, 1933-1945

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