Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Castles: Form and Function.
A strategic location used to offset or check the military and political influence of a nearby rival power base.
Counterbalance appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for Study of the Historic Environment, especially Castles: Form and Function and Key Events at Kenilworth Castle.
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