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Why did they stop building castles?
Castles were great defenses against the enemy. However, when gunpowder was invented the castles stopped being an effective form of defence. By the end of the 1300s gunpowder was widely in use. The medieval castle with its high vertical walls was no longer the invincible fortification it had been.
Why was gunpowder so effective?
The use of gunpowder made both castles and city walls much more vulnerable because a cannon could knock down the stone walls. The only way to knock down walls before the invention of gunpowder was to dig under the walls to make them unstable. This was a highly dangerous way to do it especially as you might get boiling hot tar poured over you from above!
And in some cases the enemy could throw fire balls which could lead to fire and total destruction. They were also very expensive and were not practical as you couldn't go anywhere if you were surrounded by enemy troops.
Certain types of fortresses, such as those developed by French King Louis XIV's General and Engineer Vauban, were much more practical against gunpowder weapons, and they came to replace the castle.
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∙ 13y agoBECUSE EVREBOADY DECIDED 2 LIVE @ HOUSES BIG UP THE RESPECT !!!!!!!!
... Noo... it was actually because of the 100 years war. During that time, gunpowder and longbows where invented, and with gunpowder came cannons. The enemy of castles made of stone.
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∙ 12y agocastles were stoped beiing built because it took up too much land and it cuased fights and war.. it was to expensive to build aswell
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∙ 16y agoFirearms such as cannons could shoot missiles that easily penetrated castle walls. After c. 1500 castles were no longer built for defense, but they are still being built for show.
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∙ 14y agoCastles were a necessity of the feudal economic system. When that system collapsed they were no longer needed.
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∙ 12y agoThe introduction of gunpowder and cannon balls made castles obsolete as a defensive stronghold.
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∙ 14y agoin 1400 castles stopped being built
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They built churches and castles and stuff like that
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The first set back the Germans experienced in WW-2 was the Battle of Britain.
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When did they stop building castles?
Castle building stopped when they were no longer able to be defended. In the 15 century, artillery such as cannon balls and mortar were able to break through the stone walls.
Why where castles used less from 1350?
they stopped using castles because they did
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The problem with building castles out of stone is that it would take to long to build.
What problems were created building castles?
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When did people start building castles?
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Why did they stop building concentric castles?
Because the cannon was invented therefore blew castles up :)
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What castles are there in Britain?
look in the link below for this information.
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Built castles
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How did castles change though time?
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