Here are the 2026 Edexcel GCSE History papers for all three main examinations: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3. They cover the full range of thematic studies, historic environments, period studies, British depth studies and modern depth studies offered by Edexcel.
Use these papers to practise exam questions, understand the required format and prepare effectively for future Edexcel GCSE History exams. Best of luck with your revision.
Paper 1: Thematic Study and Historic Environment
2026 GCSE History paper for Crime and Punishment in Britain, c1000–present and Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city.
2026 GCSE History paper for Medicine in Britain, c1250–present and the British Sector of the Western Front, 1914–18
2026 GCSE History paper for Warfare and British Society, c1250–present and London and the Second World War, 1939–45.
Paper 2: Period Study and British Depth Study
2026 GCSE History paper for Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060–88.
2026 GCSE History paper for Henry VIII and His Ministers, 1509–40.
2026 GCSE History paper for Early Elizabethan England, 1558–88.
2026 GCSE History paper for The American West, c1835–c1895.
2026 GCSE History paper for Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941–91.
Paper 3: Modern Depth Study
2026 GCSE History paper for Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–39.
2026 GCSE History paper for Russia and the Soviet Union, 1917–41.
2026 GCSE History paper for The USA, 1954–75: Conflict at Home and Abroad.
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