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Castles had strong high walls and could be used to protect the locals and hold of aggressors. they served as the central part of the community and as the place where the defensive garrisons and their weapons were kept.
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Did building castles need taxes?
No. It needed stone.
Why did the normans have to quickly build castles?
they needed to build them quickly because they needed to look after the land and stone castles take 10 years to build. : ) Hope that helped .
Why were medieval castles needed for safety?
Medieval castles were needed for safety because they protected people from invaders and other dangers. Castles were also built to defend from danger. They were equipped with high walls, murder holes, cover for soldiers, and more.
Why did castles become palatial?
There are different reasons as to why castles became palatial. One main reason is because castles were no longer needed for defense, therefore were turned into palatial castles where people were free to visit and stay in.
Why was there a end of castles as fortified homes?
They had outlived their usefulness and were no longer needed
What were the first castles made of and what were they made of later?
Early castles were made of wood, and were built on small hills. Later castles were usually made of stone, though when a castle was needed quickly it might still be made of wood, and some castles were made of brick.
When were the castles built?
When feudalism swept the land. The lords and nobles needed something to protect them.
Where do medieval castles store the things they needed?
in the space they had or in a cellar probaly anywhere in them days
Why did castles have stables and why was the care of horses so important - medieval times?
Castles have stables to keep animals and horses were so important because they needed them fr when there was an attack.
Why did people change the material castles were made of?
Because they needed a more better place to fight because wooded castles could catch alight in war a stone castle would not also they needed a more main sturdy home.
Why did castles develop in Britain from the 11th century to the 15th century?
william needed to keep control so he made motte and bailey castles these were not good enough against invasion
Why were castles needed?
Defence of lands, strategic positioning and to further imply power of the lord/monach
