History GCSE
Brutality and scorched-earth tactics
What Brutality and scorched-earth tactics means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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William's brutal response involved the systematic destruction of the region, burning crops, slaughtering livestock and destroying villages across Yorkshire.
Topics that use Brutality and scorched-earth tactics
- Option B1: Key topic 2: William I in power: securing the kingdom, 1066–87 - 3 The legacy of resistance to 1087 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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