Being on a hill was better for defense than being in a valley, and helped you command the valley as a result. Putting fortifications on the hill, like a casle, just made for an even better defensive position.
Medieval 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 had no steam room.
This big.
Yes, it's true. In medieval castles spiral staircases ascended clockwise.
Medieval castles.
There is nothing different between todays castles and medieval time castles. Today's castles were built in medieval times.
Ottonian castles look like Medieval palaces that tower over the rest of the land. They were often built on hills or the tops of mountains and made of stone.
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.