Types of historical evidence
What Types of historical evidence means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Contracts, architect plans, contemporary drawings and aerial photographs are the kinds of evidence historians use.
The different kinds of evidence used by historians, such as royal licences and newspaper articles.
Topics that use Types of historical evidence
- Castles: Form and Function c.1000–1750 (J410/12 and J410/13) - Day to day function(s) of Kenilworth Castle at different times in its history (OCR GCSE)
- Castles: Form and Function c.1000–1750 (J410/12 and J410/13) - The appearance and layout of Kenilworth Castle at different times in its history (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Baronial power and rebellion
- Change in function over time
- Day-to-day function of castles
- Domestic life in a castle
- Elizabethan remodelling and royal hospitality
- Estate administration
- Manorial and honorial justice
- Norman conquest and control
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