History GCSE
Fortified buildings
What Fortified buildings means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Fortified buildings
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Society adapted to warfare through tower houses, pele towers and fortified bastle houses, alongside kinship loyalties and a readiness to mobilise quickly.
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