Castles

The splay prevented siege towers from being pushed up close to the castle walls. They also made it necessary to use very long scaling ladders at a shallow angle, which made it easy for them to break.

Many did, many didn't. It often came down to what culture was building the castle, and in what time period.

Most had a dungeon of sort below them, and these could have passages.

A particularly common time for them to have secret passages was in Spain during the inquisition, where there was a "lot of torturing to do" and secret passages would have aided in secrecy of otherwise forbidden/cruel acts.

No major military battles were fought at Conisbrough Castle.

There was, however, a skirmish in 1317 between the feuding de Warenne Family who owned Conisbrough and their neighbor Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. Thomas seized the Castle of Conisbrough and held it for five years as his possession.

In 1322, Thomas was executed as a traitor and King Edward II confiscated the castle, which he returned to the de Warenne family in 1326.

Certainly most castles did not have libraries. There were probably a few that did, but only a very few.

Castles were built primarily for military purposes. A few of them had nice living quarters for lords who lived there, but most did not. Some of the lords or members of their families liked to read, and those who lived in castles might have had what they called libraries, though the term would hardly be used today. Books were very expensive, and only the wealthy could afford any at all; my guess is that a dozen books constituted an extensive collection.

A little more accurately: Yes, both owned and lived in castles. Charles maintained fortresses in both Scotland (near Loch Lomond) and England (in Cornwall). Charles would not have lived in castles all the time, he spent much time in Hampden Court Palace, London as well as Windsor Castle where he was later imprisoned.

James I took over the castle of the Tudors after Elizabeth I died without issue. He also maintained the Stuart castle in Scotland, which was ceded to him and his line after the death of Mary, Queen of Scots. He also had many houses such as Hampden Court Palace where it was easier to entertain and close to the City of London.

That depends! The castle, one of Europe's largest and most impressive was under continuous construction for nearly 230 years! The castle complex is actually three castles combined, with the first brick being laid in the year 1274 when the Teutonic Knights first arrived in Prussia at the request of the Prussian Royal family to help convert the pagan tribes in the area to Christianity.

The castle as we recognize it today was finished sometime in the mid-fifteenth century, but largely destroyed (roughly 50%!) during WWII, and finally restored throughout the 1950's. Malbork is presently enjoying a much more peaceful existence as one of Poland's top tourist destinations and a cardinal source of pride for the Polish people.

In the U.S.A.

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Built? or flown? The first airplanes (I'm excluding balloons, kites and unmotorised gliders) were built as small models as early as 1848 in England and France.

However the first large scale aircraft were built in Russia, France, Germany, England, US etc. Pretty much all over the place. There was a lot of activity to develop a successful airplane and I'm not sure if anyone is actually recorded as being the first to build one. The patent offices have many hilarious patents on file for various "heavier than air" machines and most were spectacular failures.

Not all castles have dungeons. Motte and Baileys didn't because there wasn't many criminals and they were made of wood and straw. Stone Keeps(the next ones) did have dungeons for enemies. In the dungeon was fragments,spittle, bits of old beer, excretion and vomit from stomach bugs. If you need more information go to...

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it is called a portcullis

It was built on a hilltop. This forced the attacker to have to climb the under arrow fire from the defenders before reaching the walls. the rugged ground made it very hard for siege weapons such as catapults, siege towers and battering rams to get in effective range of the walls or reach them effectively. The hilltop position also allowed the defenders to survey the surrounding ground and observe invading the invaders, troop movements.

it was a concentric castle: it had a low wall on the outside and a higher wall on the inside. This allowed the defender on the inner wall to fire projectiles over the outer wall, while the outer wall defenders fired as well, concentrating their firepower.

If the outer wall was captured, defenders could retreat to the inner wall and continue fighting.

The castle entrance led to a corridor with holes in the ceiling (murder holes). The attackers had to pass through the corridor it to enter the castle, while defenders threw boiling water and project lies through the murder holes

The castle was large enough to hold a few thousand soldiers. An aqueduct supplied them with water, which meant they could survive long sieges without running low.

catapaults

The Romans built spectacular castles. The castles were built for defense and protection from the enemy. Drawbridges kept the enemies from getting across the moat.

Being King, Henry VIII had a good choice of castles. He mainly lived in Hampton Court.

Patan Durbar Square, located in Lalitpur, Nepal, was built by the Malla kings during the medieval period, particularly in the 16th to 18th centuries. The square features a collection of temples, palaces, and courtyards that showcase exquisite Newar architecture. Notably, King Siddhi Narasimha Malla is credited with significant contributions to the area, including the construction of key structures. The square is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, reflecting its historical and cultural significance.

Castle Hill Basin is located in the Canterbury high country of the South Island, New Zealand at an altitude of 700m between the Torlesse and Craigieburn mountain ranges approximately 90km northwest of Christchurch.

Hatfield House, sometimes referred to as Hatfield Castle, is in Hertfordshire, England, east of the town of Hatfield.

Herbs have always been used as spices and for fragrance.

No, Windsor Castle is not 10 acres.

It is approximately 13 acres.

The address of the New Castle-Henry County Public Library Bookmobile is: 376 South 15Th Street, New Castle, 47362 1050

Coral Castle was created in 1923.

One can decorate one's home to look like a castle by putting up Gray blankets on the walls, adding portcullis cut-outs on the doors, and creating a moat made out of blue card around a room.

Castle Combe is a small village in Wiltshire, England, with a population of about 350. The village has twice played host to the Combe Sunday event, a music extravaganza which attracted 4,000 visitors to the village in 2006.

Ardrossan Castle is in Scotland. It is situated on the coast of Ayrshire. The castle was originally called Castle Crags but it was renamed to Ardrossan after the family who owned it.

There are 4 great castles in Bavaria.