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Castles
From the earliest Motte & Bailey Castles to the massive stone Fortresses still standing today
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What is an embrasure in a medieval castle?
The term embrasure, in military architecture, refers to the opening in a crenellation or battlement between the two raised solid portions or Merlons, sometimes called a crenel or crenelle.
Hever Castle was the home of the Boleyn family. Anne Boleyn lived there, among other people. King Henry VIII gave it to Anne of Cleves.
A castle would often have a large, heavily fortified gate.
A smaller gate, sometimes with a grille, let into this large gate, was called a wicket.
Were do guests sit at dinner in medieval castles?
Well the guests sit in the same room but different table
It was built buy great Scots in the early 12th century.
Lincoln Castle was built by William the Conqueror. It was built as a military installation and sometimes used as a prison rather than a grand palace for someone to live.
What are the good and bad things about stone keep castles?
GOOD-They were good because the were highly protective and strong.
BAD-People could dig under the castle,make a fire-Therefore the stones would heat up and crack, making it easier for the enemy to attack and brake the stone wall.
What does 'Don't build castles in the sky' mean?
"Don't build castles in the sky" is a caution that your dreams may be bigger than your circumstances allow. Successful people will tell you that you have to dream big to achieve big, but if they are honest, they'll also admit you have to have a ladder's rung width to get to the next rung. If you are sitting at home comfortably ensconced where you are, dreaming of making it big one day, you are building castles in the sky. True success and fortune are born of hard work and ambition. The person is trying to tell you or whomever (1) find your passion, (2) apply yourself to it, and (3) concentrate on one goal at a time (e.g., get out of debt, be able to afford salary and benefits of one employee, and riches will follow incrementally out of that. (That's how Gill Gates and Donald Trump and Howard Hughes did it.)
What are 2 facts about stirling castle?
1.the worlds oldest football was found in the 1970's there and Mary Queen of Scots posessed it
2. stirling castle was knocked down to put it out of action after Robert the Bruce won the battle of Bannockburn.
What would be the advantage of building castles near stone quarries?
it is quicker and easier to build the castle.
What is the Area of the Tower of London?
from: http://www.castles.me.uk/bloody-tower.htm The Tower of London covers an area of 18 acres and its magnificent architecture covers almost all the styles which have flourished in England.
What advantage does a small modern house have over a medieval castle?
the small modern house has appliances like:sinks,ovens,refridartors,and more. while the castle has less of these. houses are also less visible than castles so they wont be the first to get attacked........
On the other hand, a medieval castle is much easier to defend if under siege, and is (mostly) not flammable.
Why does telemachus rebuke Penelope in the great hall?
it is the source of all natural phenomenon and will restore their relationship
Which episode in Castle series in ABC that castle sneaking Beckett reading book in bathroom?
2x04 "Fool Me Once"
What are good castle names for medieval castles for a lord and Lady?
How about?
Joyous Guard ( that was Lancelot and Guinevere's castles name)
Using your two names or some form of them and combine into one name as ________Castle
Take the area where you live and add burg to the end of the name.........Popinburg
Take a hobby you like or something you do and use that as the name
I am Malvinagunna of Alsa Craig so my castle could be AlsaCraigburg or Castle AlsaCraig.
You could take something from your hertiage and make it into a name
Who lived in the Herstmonceux Castle?
Herstmonceux Castle was built as a residence by a man named Roger Fiennes, a descendant of the Monceux family, which had a manor house at the site. For some time, his heirs lived in the castle.
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Did the medieval times castle have dungons?
Generally, yes. Remember that the knight or duke who owns the castle is generally also the local law enforcement authority; the "dungeon" is also the jail.
Norman architecture is also called "Romanesque" since it shares many features of Roman styles, including round arches supported by complete or half-pillars set against the walls each side.
A typical Norman doorway has a number of pillars set at an angle to the plain of the doorway, supporting decorated tops from which the same number of recessed semicircular arches spring. These arches were typically decorated with carved zigzag patterns called "dogtooth".
Originally Norman pillars and arches in churches and other important buildings were brightly painted but almost none of this paintwork survives.
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Castles were primarily used for defense and protection during medieval times. They served as strongholds to house royalty, nobility, and soldiers, and were equipped with features like walls, moats, drawbridges, and towers to defend against attacks. Castles also functioned as administrative centers and symbols of power and authority.
How were medieval Japanese castles defended?
Forget "medieval" when discussing Japanese culture, since it only refers to Europe.
Japanese castles and fortified temples were cleverly designed to prevent attackers reaching the innermost areas of the castle; there were many moats and isolated bastions connected by bridges to other bastions and the entry-way was always firstly by way of these outworks. Each bastion would have its own garrison armed with long "yari" (spears), bows and matchlock guns. Unless the attackers had a good knowledge of the layout of the defences, they could easily become disoriented and confused by this seemingly random series of interconnecting bastions.
These outer defences were all overlooked by the much higher central part of the castle, from which archers and men armed with guns could pick off the attackers from tiny gun ports or square windows fitted with shutters. Deep moats and sheer stone walls prevented the enemy heading directly for these inner defences.
Only after overcoming each outer bastion in turn (and crossing all the defended bridges) would the attacker reach the second bailey (ni no maru) of the castle, where he would be routed through an outer gateway (koguchi) into a "killing ground" - a courtyard or open area surrounded on all sides by high walls with archers and gunners shooting down into it. The only escape would be back they way they came.
An attacker surviving this section would have to penetrate the main gates, which would be heavily defended and strengthened with iron. Even if the enemy got through the main gate, they were then faced with the formidable "keep" or honmaru; this was a tower with many levels of windows and arrow slits, surrounded by its own strong defensive wall.
What is the castle and estate of a fuedal lord?
During the Middle ages powerful lords made their homes to hold up during attack. These buildings became larger and by the 1100s, nobles owned large stone castles with high walls, towers, wide moats, and drawbridges. Wars during the Middle Ages often revolved around capturing castles that had control over strategic areas. This is why castle dwellers often stored up enough food for long sieges.
