OCR GCSE History A · J410
Paper 3
Revise: The Castle as a Centre for Administration and LivingKenilworth Castle was not simply a fortress. It was a residence for its owners, their families, guests and servants, and a centre for managing the surrounding estates. These functions overlapped: feeding a large household, maintaining buildings and organising transport all required administration.
- Revise: Life in Kenilworth Castle
The family, servants and officials attached to a lord or lady, sometimes travelling between residences with them.