History B Schools History Project GCSE
Feudal power
What Feudal power means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Feudal power
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By controlling the surrounding landscape, the castle ensured that the local economy served the Norman lord, reinforcing the feudal system and extracting wealth from the conquered English population.
Topics that use Feudal power
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