OCR · GCSE
457 lessons across 8 units
This is the complete topic map for the OCR GCSE History course — every unit and topic from the specification in one place: 457 lessons across 8 units, from Paper 1 to Paper 3 World Depth. Each topic below opens a focused revision lesson, so revision can start from the course as the exam board organises it — not from a guess about what might come up.
China 1950-1981
Germany 1925-1955
International Relations 1918-1975
South Africa 1960-1994
The USA 1919-1948
The USA 1945-1974
Britain in Peace and War, 1900–1918
The Elizabethans, 1580–1603
The Norman Conquest, 1065–1087
Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present
Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present
The People's Health, c.1250 to present
Migration to Britain c.1000-c.2010
Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000-2014
War and British Society c.790-c.2010
History Around Us (centre-chosen site)
Castles: Form and Function c.1000-1750
English Reformation c.1520-c.1550
Impact of Empire on Britain 1688-c.1730
Personal Rule to Restoration 1629-1660
Urban Environments: Patterns of Migration
The Making of America, 1789–1900
The Mughal Empire, 1526–1707
Viking Expansion, c.750–c.1050
Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519–1535
Living under Nazi Rule, 1933–1945
The First Crusade, c.1070–1100
The course is organised into 8 units: Paper 1 (134 lessons), Paper 1 British Depth (45 lessons), Paper 1 Thematic (48 lessons), Paper 2 (63 lessons), Paper 2 History Around Us (14 lessons), Paper 3 (63 lessons), Paper 3 Period Study (45 lessons) and Paper 3 World Depth (45 lessons). Together that's 457 lessons — the whole course, with nothing skipped and nothing added.
Little and often beats cramming. One topic a night, done properly — read it, try the questions, check yourself — moves a grade more than a weekend binge the week before the exam. The list above is deliberately complete so you can tick through it a topic at a time.
Start from what's coming up, not from the beginning. If a class test or mock is near, open the unit it covers and work through those topics first. Between assessments, work through units in order — later topics usually build on earlier ones.
For parents:you don't need to know the subject to help. Ask which topic tonight's lesson was, open it here, and let them teach it back to you — explaining something out loud is one of the most effective revision techniques there is. Signed-in students see ticks appear on this page as topics are completed, so progress through the course is visible at a glance.
OCR GCSE History covers 457 topics across 8 units: Paper 1, Paper 1 British Depth, Paper 1 Thematic, Paper 2, Paper 2 History Around Us, Paper 3, Paper 3 Period Study and Paper 3 World Depth. Each topic on this page opens a focused revision lesson.
There are 457 topics in OCR GCSE History, grouped into 8 units.
Yes — this page lists every unit and topic on the OCR GCSE History specification, in the order the exam board organises it. Nothing is skipped and nothing is added.