Historical evidence
What Historical evidence means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Historical evidence
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Local sources, such as newspapers, council and police records, housing and employment records, memoirs and photographs, are used for historical enquiries.
The content or perspective of a chosen source that directly advances the targeted historical enquiry.
Topics that use Historical evidence
- Option 13: The historic environment - 2 Knowledge, selection and use of sources for historical enquiries (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Bias and perspective
- Cross-referencing
- Historical enquiry
- National context
- Public opinion
- Source utility
- Statistical evidence
- Focused question
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