History A-Level
Castles and control
What Castles and control means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Castles and control
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Physical expressions of the system, acting as garrisons, administrative centres and symbols of royal authority, enabling a small Norman elite to control a large English population.
Topics that use Castles and control
- Paper 2, Option 2A.1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106 - 2 The Norman conquest of England and extension of control in Wales and Scotland, 1066–93 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Anglo-Scottish relations
- Consolidation of Norman rule
- Feudalism and land tenure
- Foreign intervention and diplomacy
- Methods of control and suppression
- Norman expansion and frontier control
- Resistance and rebellion
- Royal authority
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