During the winter there could be as many as between 1,000 and 1,500 people at court, and in summer when many courtiers were away at their estates there could be as few as about 800. So yes the medieval castles had courts.
Medieval castles.
There is nothing different between todays castles and medieval time castles. Today's castles were built in medieval times.
The welsh medieval castles were big and gray.
Medieval times
in the late medieval period many medieval castles did have a primitive type of cannon.
Castles were invented in medieval times.
There are no genuine medieval castles in the USA, because the Americas were not discovered until after the medieval period had ended. There are the "fairytale" Disney castles and some modern attempts at reconstructing medieval castles, but no genuine ones.
Who is most important in medieval history - kings and emperors. Where do they live - in castles.
mote and bailey castles and stone keep castles and Concentric Castles
Medieval castles evolved because the old Motte and Bailey castles where easier to set alight and where not very strong, so they made stone castles to improve defence.
Medieval castles were built for protection and not for comfort. The first castles were built using wood but, were found to burn easily. Stone was then used in replacement of wood.
portcullises are medieval as many medieval castles are found with them such as Warwick castle