Free GCSE History Revision & Exam Practice
Flavia BelhamChief Scientist at Seneca Learning· Updated
You're wondering how to revise for GCSE History?
Our guide to GCSE History contains all of the specifications, all of the courses & everything else you need to use to get a 9 at GCSE. Check out the specs & most popular free revision courses below!
We also cover everything you need if you are preparing for an IGCSE exam, including both Cambridge and Edexcel International exam boards. Click here to see it!
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Democracy & Nazism: Germany, 1918-1945
· The Golden Age Of The Weimar Republic
· The Collapse of Democracy 1928-1933
· The Nazi Dictatorship 1933-1939
America West, 1840-1895: Expansion & Consolidation
· The Geography of North America
· Why the Early Settlers went West
· Dealing with a Different Culture
· Increasing Conflict on the Plains
· The Background to the American Civil War
· Coming to Terms with the Mormons
· Consolidation: Forging the Nation
· The Continued Settlement of the West
· The 'Resolution' of 'the Indian Problem'
Conflict & Tension Between East & West, 1945-1972
· The Evolution of East-West Rivalry
Elizabethan England
· Elizabeth's Charactor & the Court
· Exlizabeth's Opponents in Court & Parliament
· Religion in Englan from 1558-1569
· The Poor
Norman England
· The Normans: Conquest and Control
· The Norman Church & Monasticism
Germany, 1890-1945
· Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm
· The Impact of the Depression
· The Failure of Weimar Democracy
· Control
Russia, 1894-1945
· Nicholas II's Autocracy & the Court
· The Impact of Lenin's Dictatorship
· Social & Economic Developments
· Stalin's Modernisation of the USSR
· Impact of the Second World War
Exam Boards Specifications
- Edexcel Specifications PDF
- AQA Specifications PDF
- Eduqas Specifications PDF
- CiE IGCSE Website
- Edexcel IGCSE Specifications PDF
Free GCSE History Revision Courses
Edexcel History
7 Most Popular Free Edexcel History Courses
This free online revision course offers revision of the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Germany, the rise of the Nazis and Hitler, the Kapp Putsch, Rohm, Kristallnacht, the Edelweiss Pirates, Hitler’s policies in Germany & Europe, the Enabling Act and much more.
This free online revision course includes the Hippocrates’ Four Humours theory, Galen, John Snow & Cholera, the Black Death, Pasteur’s Germ Theory, Alexander Fleming, the modern fight against Lung Cancer and much more.
This free online revision course includes the Grand Alliance, Marshall Plan, the Berlin Blockade and Airlift, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Warsaw Pact, Detente and much more.
This free online revision course includes Mary Queen of Scots, the Revolt of the Northern Earls, the Spanish Armada, Sir Walter Raleigh, colonisation and much more.
This free online revision course includes the Russian Revolution of 1917, Tsar Nicholas II, the New Economic Policy, Stalin and his rivals, the cult of Stalin, the gulags/kulaks and much more.
This free online revision course includes the Plains Indians, Ranching, Billy the Kid, the Battle of Little Big Horn, the Dawes Act of 1887 and much more.
OCR A History: Explaining the Modern World
3 Most Popular Free OCR A History Courses
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This free online revision course includes the Treaty of Versailles, the League of Nations, the Cold War, Marshall Plan, the Berlin Blockade and Airlift, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Warsaw Pact, Detente, al-Qaeda and much more.
This free online revision course offers revision of the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Germany, the rise of the Nazis and Hitler, the Kapp Putsch, Rohm, Kristallnacht, the Edelweiss Pirates, Hitler’s policies in Germany & Europe, the Enabling Act and much more.
- Migration to Britain c.1000 to c.2010
This free online revision course offers revision of the East India Company, the readmission of the Jews in 1656, the Industrial Revolution, Naturalisation Act of 1870, World War 2, the EU’s Open Borders policy and much more.
OCR B: Schools History Project
3 Most Popular Free OCR B History Courses
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This free online revision course offers revision of the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Germany, the rise of the Nazis and Hitler, the Kapp Putsch, Rohm, Kristallnacht, the Edelweiss Pirates, Hitler’s policies in Germany & Europe, the Enabling Act and much more.
This free online revision course includes the Hippocrates’ Four Humours theory, Galen, John Snow & Cholera, the Black Death, Pasteur’s Germ Theory, Alexander Fleming, the modern fight against Lung Cancer and much more.
This free online revision course includes Mary Queen of Scots, the Revolt of the Northern Earls, the Spanish Armada, Sir Walter Raleigh, colonisation and much more.
Edexcel IGCSE
5 Most Popular Free Edexcel History Courses
This free online revision course offers revision of the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Germany, the rise of the Nazis and Hitler, the Kapp Putsch, Rohm, Kristallnacht, the Edelweiss Pirates, Hitler’s policies in Germany & Europe, the Enabling Act and much more.
This free online revision course includes the Hippocrates’ Four Humours theory, Galen, John Snow & Cholera, the Black Death, Pasteur’s Germ Theory, Alexander Fleming, the modern fight against Lung Cancer and much more.
This free online revision course includes the Grand Alliance, Marshall Plan, the Berlin Blockade and Airlift, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Warsaw Pact, Detente and much more.
This free online revision course offers revision of the Triple Entente, the Schlieffen, Plan, Jutland, Gallipoli, Ludendorff, U-boats and much more.
This free online revision course includes the Russian Revolution of 1917, Tsar Nicholas II, the New Economic Policy, Stalin and his rivals, the cult of Stalin, the gulags/kulaks and much more.
Cambridge IGCSE
3 Most Popular Free IGCSE History Courses
This free online revision course offers revision of the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Germany, the rise of the Nazis and Hitler, the Kapp Putsch, Rohm, Kristallnacht, the Edelweiss Pirates, Hitler’s policies in Germany & Europe, the Enabling Act and much more.
This free online revision course includes the Treaty of Versailles, the League of Nations, the Cold War, Marshall Plan, the Berlin Blockade and Airlift, the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Warsaw Pact, Detente, al-Qaeda and much more.
This free online revision course includes the Russian Revolution of 1917, Tsar Nicholas II, the New Economic Policy, Stalin and his rivals, the cult of Stalin, the gulags/kulaks and much more.
Why You Should Use History Past Papers
The best way to take away your exam stress is to do a history mock exam and realise that you actually already know quite a lot. GCSE history past papers are also a great way to revise for your exams. This way you get the best indicator of your current level and will straight away see what history topics you would need to revise more. Now you're probably wondering where you can find these papers and solutions? You can find these papers on the exam board's website as listed at the top if this page.
Create A History Revision Timetable
Don't get surprised by your exam deadline and the amount of history work you'll have to get through. Plan your history revision sessions in a simple but clear revision timetable. This will help you break down the large amount of history content into manageable chunks so that you plan your normal life more easily around these revision sessions. You can create you timetable just on a piece of paper or use use online tools such as the Revision TimeTable Maker from The Student Room.
Alternative History GCSE Revision Resources
If you're approaching your GCSE History exams and want to study more than the Seneca courses it's a good idea to take a look at the following history resources: BBC Bitesize or Youtube.