Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014.
Rapidly constructed Norman fortresses consisting of a wooden keep on a raised earth mound (motte) and an enclosed courtyard (bailey).
Motte and bailey castles appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 and Power c.1000–c.1485.
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