AQA GCSE HISTORY EXAM SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Monastery attacked by vikings. Answer: Lidisfarne
◉ why did the vikings add england to empire and migrate. Answer:
economic reasons
◉ pull factor vikings. Answer: good-quality farming land
◉ push factor vikings. Answer: hard to grow crops in
scandinvia/overcrowded/only eldest sons inherited land
◉ Viking Leader Ragnar executed. Answer: 860
◉ viking invasion force, as a result of ragnar execution. Answer:
Great heathen army 856-878
◉ viking invasion, all but wessex defeated. Answer: 865
◉ king of wessex. Answer: Alfred the great
, ◉ battle of edington, vikings defeated. Answer: 878
◉ area of england alfred allowed vikings to rule. Answer: danelaw
◉ alfred during his reign. Answer: build defences/buhrs, fair laws,
encouraged english language
◉ king of the english. Answer: alfred the great
◉ why was alfred great. Answer: saved anglo-saxon england from
viking domination, forged english identity
◉ consequence of danelaw. Answer: century of peace, coexistence
of english and danes
◉ king aethelred the unready. Answer: 978
◉ battle of maldon, viking army let by sven forbeard attacked.
Answer: 991
◉ aethelred's bribe to english, led to more attacks. Answer:
danegeld
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Monastery attacked by vikings. Answer: Lidisfarne
◉ why did the vikings add england to empire and migrate. Answer:
economic reasons
◉ pull factor vikings. Answer: good-quality farming land
◉ push factor vikings. Answer: hard to grow crops in
scandinvia/overcrowded/only eldest sons inherited land
◉ Viking Leader Ragnar executed. Answer: 860
◉ viking invasion force, as a result of ragnar execution. Answer:
Great heathen army 856-878
◉ viking invasion, all but wessex defeated. Answer: 865
◉ king of wessex. Answer: Alfred the great
, ◉ battle of edington, vikings defeated. Answer: 878
◉ area of england alfred allowed vikings to rule. Answer: danelaw
◉ alfred during his reign. Answer: build defences/buhrs, fair laws,
encouraged english language
◉ king of the english. Answer: alfred the great
◉ why was alfred great. Answer: saved anglo-saxon england from
viking domination, forged english identity
◉ consequence of danelaw. Answer: century of peace, coexistence
of english and danes
◉ king aethelred the unready. Answer: 978
◉ battle of maldon, viking army let by sven forbeard attacked.
Answer: 991
◉ aethelred's bribe to english, led to more attacks. Answer:
danegeld
