Continuity and change
What Continuity and change means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Analysing how law enforcement and the judicial system evolved from c.1250 to the present day, tracing developments in policing and different types of court.
The pattern across periods, such as fines remaining constant for minor offences while imprisonment became the primary punishment.
A profound shift in English fortification from community defence to elite military control following the Norman Conquest.
Topics that use Continuity and change
- British Depth Study: The Norman Conquest, 1065–1087 (OCR GCSE)
- Thematic Study: Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Authority and control
- Bloody Code
- burhs
- Changing attitudes to punishment
- Church hierarchy and royal control
- Community law enforcement
- Community responsibility
- Community versus state involvement
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