William the conqueror brought castles to England so other kings and Queen would back down from his Countries and he thought that he looked and felt more powerful with castles in England. How we know this you ask people have found old foundation and bricks from a castle in England well now there are buildings on that foundation. This is just from Txt books you would be better asking ur history teacher or someone who knows about history .
William The Conqueror. Aka William of Normandy.
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William the conqueror use castles to control England because the castles shown power and defence. After the Harrying of the North, no one dared to attack the castles because they were to afraid. Also, the Churches were the biggest buildings so when William built the castles that were bigger than churches the people were amazed!
=william the conqueror built his castles through out a time period starting in 1066=
William the Conqueror built two stone castles; Chepstow and the Tower of London. These were the first buildings in England that were not churches to be made from stone, and they were designed to impress and intimidate. Castles made from stone was an idea that did not catch on until the 12th Century.
what were Williams castles like
The castles were used to defend an area.
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The first castles were built in England in 1066. This was after the Norman conquest, when William the Conqueror introduced them to the country.
A motte and bailey
The main reason William the Conqueror built castles in England was so that he could control rebellions, keep his people safe, and for places to live in. Also, he built them as bases for tax collection.
When William of Normandy took over the throne in England the first type of castle he introduced was the motte and bailey castle. A few years later some of the motte and bailey castles where upgraded to concentric castles.