Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in Restoration England (1660–1685).
The legal principle where territory belongs to the nation that actually possesses and settles it.
Effective occupation appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Restoration England (1660–1685) and War.
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