A comprehensive resource section for A-level History teachers — built from 1,000+ episodes of expert modern history content and written by a former Pearson/Edexcel examiner. Select your exam board below.
Choose your exam board
AQA
Full coverage of all Component 1 and Component 2 options. Two AO3 Interpretation Packs live now (Russia 1H, Germany 2O). All 30 options linked.
Pearson Edexcel
Papers 1 and 3 fully mapped. Written by a former Edexcel examiner. All 31 options linked. Strong archive coverage for Russia (1E, 2C.2, 38.1), Germany (1G, 2D.2, 37.2) and the Cold War.
OCR
All 58 options across Components 1, 2 and 3 linked. Two Interpretation Packs live now (Russia Y318, Germany Y221). Packs target Component 3 Section B historical interpretations.
WJEC
For teachers in Wales. All units across Units 1–5 mapped. Strong archive coverage for Russia and Germany. Interpretation packs applicable to Unit 3 Thematic Study.
What makes these resources different
Examiner-verified accuracy
Every historian named is real. Every argument is faithfully represented. Nothing is published without Nick Shepley’s personal sign-off. Generic AI tools hallucinate historians and misattribute arguments. These resources don’t.
Written to mark scheme logic
Resources are built around what exam mark schemes actually reward: analytical argument, contextual evaluation, and evidenced judgement — not description or paraphrase.
1,000 episodes of depth
The Explaining History archive is 13 years deep. These resources draw on that depth — not an algorithm generating plausible-sounding content from thin sources.
About Nick Shepley
Nick Shepley is a former A-level History teacher, the author of A-level History textbooks published under the Pearson/Hodder imprint, and a former Pearson/Edexcel examiner. He has hosted the Explaining History podcast for 13 years, producing 1,000+ episodes of expert modern history content covering exactly the periods A-level specifications examine. These resources exist because he knows not just the history, but what actually gets marks.
