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Castles
From the earliest Motte & Bailey Castles to the massive stone Fortresses still standing today
2,974 Questions
What did the Medieval battering ram do to help the castle?
It was rammed through walls and big doors. They would first douse the doors with oil. Then they would set fire to them and let it burn to weakin the enourmous wooden doors.
What monarchs of England have stayed at Dover castle?
Obama stayed on it for 3 years the moved to Hawaii then Kenya
What is largest inhabited castle in England?
Probably Windsor Castle, which is one of the Royal residences.
What is a castle toilet called?
When they were built they would have been called a bucket or a ole in the wall. today they are called toilets.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of a stone keep?
There are many strengths and weaknesses of a stone keep castle. One strength includes the size which makes it intimidating to attackers. The height also makes it easier to foresee attacks miles away. However, since stone keeps are square, an attacker could simply remove a corner and wait for the castle walls to cave in.
What buildings are in a castle?
Castles are like castles. Some more recent buildings have been built to look like ancient castles, e.g. Banwell Castle in Somerset, built by the Wills family, of tobacco fame, in the 19th century.
What is the name of the inner tower of a castle?
The DonJon is the central tower of a castle, later developed into the keep of the castle.
Well there were people called 'castlers' who worked in the castles ...
They were rather small and had a very big mustache that was bigger than their whole body which meant that they fell over alot.
The people would walk about getting soup for the people who lived in the castles and would often spill the soup on the mustache which meant they had to go and wash it, which was a chore of its own.
What were the arrow slits for in the defending of the castle?
Because Breanna said so and also because they are very stupid and they are very funny too, just because they are bunnies.
Why might it have been more difficult to attack a castle then it was to defend it?
Stone or square keep castles were first built in Medieval England by William the Conqueror. Stone keep castles were the natural extension of motte and bailey castles. Motte and bailey castles were only temporary features (though many mottes exist to the day) while stone keep castles were built to last
- I think it was a motte and bailey then rebuilt into a concentric castle later by Henry II
Its origins lie in the Iron Age, and a Roman Lighthouse and Anglo-Saxon church can still be seen within the grounds.
William of Normandy strengthened existing Anglo-Saxon fortifications here in 1066, but it was Henry II who set the blueprint for today's castle when he had the fortifications rebuilt in the 1180's, adding the massive keep and a series of concentric defences.
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/types_of_castle.htm
http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/england/dover/dover_hist.php
How do you attack a shell keep castle?
shell keep castles dont have that high or thick walls so look for the nearest higher grouns and fire a rock using catipult try aiming more to the middle. then start destroying as many walls as you can. then CHARGE chaargee baby caakeessszz!!!
Why would people attack a castle?
To be able to kill the royal family in side it to take over the kingdom so they could spread out their colony.
In order to control a country, it is necessary to control the military strong points, which in the middle ages were castles.
In what year was castle Wursburg founded?
I presume you mean "Würzburg" in Bavaria. The "Residenz Würzburg" (Würzburg Residence) was built from 1720 (laying of the foundation stone) to 1781 (finishing of the interior design).
During WW2, the residence burned out almost completely and was re-built from 1945 to 1987.
Also see the link below.
When was the first elevator built?
The date is unknown, but the Greeks (before Christ) where improving on old designs.
Why was Rochester castle important?
That depends on which siege you mean. There were four sieges of Rochester Castle: 1088, 1215 and 1264. The most well known is probably the siege of 1215. Two sieges occurred that year.
- 1088: This siege was led William Rufus.
- 1215: The first siege of this year was led by William d'Aubigny, in May.
- 1215: The second siege of this year was led by King John, in October.
- 1264: This siege was led by Simon de Montfort.
· They were surrounded by a water filled moat which the attackers then had to cross.
· The entrance into the inner courtyard involved passing under holes through which boiling oil could be poured.
· The main entrance could only be reached across a drawbridge which would be raised during an attack.
· The entrance was blocked by a heavy metal grill called the portcullis which could be lowered into position.
attack it with ladders , fire , catapults sieging it and mining .
defennding the moat , arrow slits and draw bridge .
What are the defensive features of Bodiam castle?
Bodiam Castle was not just built for defence but also for display, It didn't have much defensive features.Bodiam Castle is also considered to be one of the best moated castles from the late medieval period. Even if it was not used as a defence, It had defensive walls ,inner courts , a wooden bridge (defended by a drawbridge), its own defended Gatehouse and Attackers then faced machicolations, three pairs of heavy doors, three portcullises and further 'murder holes' in the vaulted passageway. :)
Where medieval castles made out of wood?
Castles were once made of wood but that burnt down easily, so over the years it was built by stone
