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1st. motte and bailey castle
2nd. square keep castle
3rd. shell keep castle
4th. concentric castle
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Are all castles the same?
No, all castles are different in some way. These are the different types of castles: * Motte and Bailey castles (made out of wood) * Stone keep castles or just stone castles (made out of stone) * Concentric castles (also made out of stone)
Are there different castles?
Yes, there are many different types of castles. There are motte and bailey castles, concentric castles and stone keep castles. They were built all over England by King William in the 11th and 12th century.
What is the name of the temporary castles constructed all over England to enforce Norman control?
motte and bailey
Why did the Norman's build motte and bailey castles?
The Normans built Motte and bailey castles all over England to show that they are ruling and to show their powerthey built them to keep an eye on soldiers coming to attack and defend the vvillages.
What types of castles were built in the Norman Invasion 1066?
There are many Norman castles that were buit in britain: One is Conisbrough Castle, another is Rochester Castle, Warwickshire castle, Lincoln Castle and many more. These would have been built in the 11th century at about 1070. All Stone Castles built by the normans would have origionally been Motte and Bailey castles as they were made out of wood they turned them into Stone castles.
Where can you find existing castles?
You can find existing castles in many different countries The castles that are still standing today are all stone castles as the earlier Motte and Bailey castles are made out of wood and would have rotted down.
Is there and motte-bailey castle around today?
lots of diferent castles are still standing now.
Why was stone used when building a Norman castle?
Stone was used whilst building a Norman castle because of these reasons: * Stone's strong * Stone's hard to set on fire * Stone doesn't rot Before stone castles were built the Normans used Motte and Bailey castles which were made out of wood. Wood is the complete opposite to all the bullet points above.
How many windows does a castle have?
That their is no answers for because there are different size castles all over the world so they will all have a different amount of windows.
What is the history of the Motte and Bailey Castles Concentric Castles and Stone Keep Castles?
they all did IT.
What were King William's castles like?
At first it was simply a castle made out of wood surrounded by a motte. Surrounding the motte was the bailey. And surrounding that was the wooden wall (this was how the normans built their castles, because king William was from Normandy and now he is king of England, he built Norman castles in England). This was all to easy to attack so they eventually built a more modern castle.
Are castles made of stone?
All castles that exist today are made from stone because stone lasts for a long time. In total there were three types of castles: Stone Keep castles (Stone castles), Motte and Bailey castles and Concentric castles. The Stone Keep castles were made out of stone along with the Concentric Castles and still stand to this day as great monuments. The Motte and Bailey castles, however were made out of wood and have all rotted away to leave none left standing today.
