the lord and knights sometimes the king would obviously and his lady.
castles were used for defence and it protected the people inside the castle an example of a defensive castle would be carrickfergus castle. Major defence points were portcullis, murder holes, arrow slits ect.
Animals were kept inside to protect them from predators and the climate as it would be very cold in medieval times.
When the King is away no one would look after the castle
in medieval times castle each family sleeps in one bed. If you are one of the rich people the bed would be very big but if you were the paysans it would be a little small.
In medieval times, a Keep is a fortified tower found within a castle. It was usually the most fortified interior part of the castle and was used as a last line of defense, where the nobility would hole themselves up in with their guards should the outer castle be taken.
a king or queen would hold a medieval banquet at their castle or house
They would live in their lord's castle.
At the bottom of the castle or outside. Just depends on what it was used for.
In medieval times, the sheriff typically lived outside the castle, in the town or village they governed. Their primary role was to enforce the king's laws and maintain order in the surrounding area, which often required them to be accessible to the local populace. However, they would frequently visit the castle to meet with the lord or attend to administrative duties. In some cases, they might have had accommodations within the castle for official functions or during important events.
Mining the walls was the process of digging under the castle walls to remove their support so they would fall down.
It is on the outside, because it is used to prevent people from entering the castle. If it was on the inside, there would be no use for it.
Medieval lords would watch their manor in a castle or palace, do duties to the king and eat roast duck, cauliflower and ham served by pheasants. THey provide knights for the king, train knights and many other things.