Continuity and change over time
What Continuity and change over time means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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Owners across different centuries had differing needs, so the castle changed to suit them, for example improved lodging or a new hall.
Categories of crime against the person, property and authority show continuity, yet their nature has changed due to technology.
Topics that use Continuity and change over time
- Castles: Form and Function c.1000–1750 (J410/12 and J410/13) - Life in Kenilworth Castle at different times in its history (OCR GCSE)
- Option 10: c1900–present: Crime and punishment in modern Britain - 1 Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Castle as palace and residence
- Changing owners of Kenilworth Castle
- Evidence
- Status, wealth and display
- The changing nature of criminal activity
- The impact of technology on crime
- Bills and accounts
- blacksmiths
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