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Castles
From the earliest Motte & Bailey Castles to the massive stone Fortresses still standing today
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What were the main reasons for building castles in medieval England?
In case any intruders I suppose, sorry if this isent correct.
What is a famous building in Jamaica?
There are a few famous buildings that are located in Jamaica. A couple of the buildings are the Rose Hall Great House and the Devon House.
Castle building for military reasonscame to an end at about 1500because of gunpowder and explosives being invented.
When guns, cannons, howitzers, artillery and bombs became powerful enough to destroy any built structure, the castles became pointless from a military perspective.
Castles kept being built every now and then mainly for propaganda and/or romantic reasons. If you're a country, it can be good to show that you're wealthy enough to afford to build something huge and impressive, even if it isn't that useful any more.
It was built for William Marshall at the start of the 13th century.
Why didn't kings and queens live in houses not castles?
She did not live in the casle because she was a forgotten princess who lived in Hatfield
Why do princesses live in castles?
The "king" was the strongest person in the area so he controlled the area from a protective castle. Until someone stronger came along he would be king. These people did not control vast areas, but small sections and they owned their power to a man with more power.
How did the materials castles were made out of change?
Norman castles changed from Motte and Bailey castles which were made out of wood to Stone Keep castles made out of stone. They changed the castles in this way because of these reasons: * Stones stronger than wood * Stone, unlike wood, doesn't burn * Wood rots withing a few years but Stone will last for centuries * Stone Keep castles had higher up walls meaning that attackers couldn't fire arrows at them * Stone Keep castles had really tall towers that the defenders of the castles could easily fire off, but there's no way that the attackers would be able to fire up at them
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How did castles defend against gunpowder?
That was the problem, they couldn't. The use of castles changed and battles were fought on open ground where the two armies lined up and then charged. Battles got bigger and the weapons used more powerful as time went on.
a moat is a big ditch around a castle its filed with water to hold off invaders
When were barbicans first put in castles?
The barbican was an exterior castle defence situated at the entrance of the castle. The Barbican or 'death trap' was developed as another way to strengthen the main entrance, by adding more defenses in front of it - the barbican confined the enemy in a narrow passage - an easy target for castle defenders! The most common barbican design was a walled passage projecting from the front of the gatehouse.
The castle started out as a Saxon Fortress started in 857 A.D. It was converted into a stone Donjon in 1119 and has continued to change and have additions made til 1988. For more detailed information, check out the additional links.
What were crenels and merlons used for in a castle?
Crenels and merlons are the parts of the battlement or parapet at the top of the walls of a castle. A parapet is a wall-like barrier at the edge of a roof, terrace, balcony or other structure. Where extending above a roof, it may simply be the portion of an exterior wall that continues above the line of the roof surface, or may be a continuation of a vertical feature beneath the roof. It becomes a battlement when portions are cut out to allow the discharge of arrows or other projectiles. The cut out portions are called crenels. The solid portions between the crenels are called merlons. When not shooting at an enemy, a soldier can take cover behind the merlons. When shooting, the soldier is at least protected by the part of the wall below the crenel so that only the upper part of the body is exposed during the shot. The merlons also protected the soldiers from arrows, etc. that might be launched from most angles other than straight-on.
Warrick Castle was built to protect a hilltop settlement in the town called Warwick. The castle was built in 914.
It depends on which "mote" you are referring to. I am assuming you are meaning "mote" as in "castle mote" so the rest of this definition applies to that assumption. Typically speaking, mote is the proper word to use to reference this man-made trench. A mote is a specific type of well, or trench dug out typically surrounding an edifice. Many times the type of edifice is applied to the description: one of the more common ones being "castle mote." But motes don't have to surround castles, they can surround entire cities, a house, or even pieces of land. They also don't have to be circular, nor do they have to surround the edifice or piece of land entirely. Motes are a specific type of man-made trenches; so a synonym would be "trench." But not all trenches are motes. Another synonym would be "ditch", but yet again, not all ditches are motes. The alternative spelling is "moat." Note: this is the proper alternative spelling for the word "mote" when referencing the man-made trench; it is not an alternative spelling for the word "mote" with the other definitions mentioned below. Moat is also a verb, meaning both "to fortify" and "to surround." Note: Mote also means "speck", "tiny particle", "flicker." Another definition is "meeting lodge" or "meeting place." It is also used as a verb meaning "may" or "might" as in the expression "so mote it be." "Mote" as used in the KJV of the Bible refers to a speck of dirt (i.e. particle of dust.)
