Why did it take so long to build castles in the middle ages?
Because cathedrals are bigger and more complicated
How was corfe castle destroyed?
It was destroyed with rocket launchers?? Certainly an idea but the Castle fell to Parliamentarian Forces during the English Civil war after a member of the Castle staff let the enemy in through a side door. The Castle was then destroyed by gunpowder, to make it unusable. The process is known as 'Slighting'. After the destruction much of the stone work was carried away and many of the houses in Corfe Castle village have stonework from the castle in their construction.
What was the first motte and bailey castle?
When the Normans won their victory in the Battle of hastings of 1066, motte and bailey castles started to appear. The first castle was built somewhere in France.
How many cooks were there in a medieval castle?
Most of the time yes so they could just get up and go to work but servants had a designated area where they stay
they normally lived near the bottom of the castle and rarely ventured to the higher levels.
What is name of largest castle in Scotland?
The largest uninhabited castle is Doune. Largest inhabited castle is Floors. (I think!?!)
When was Dunstanburgh Castle built?
Dunster Castle was built after the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century
What castle is next to neuschwanstein castle?
The castle is placed on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany.
Why was a concentric castle much easier to defend?
Well there is are two walls and in between those walls is called the 'deathhole' because your certain to die if your trapped between there, because there will be hot oil or tar being poured on you also fire arrows and arrows will get shot at you. Also there are many towers and turrets which have murder holes in them allowing them to shoot at the enemies with fire and normal arrows they can also catapult rocks and other items at you.
What are the defensive features of castle neuschwanstein?
Moat - filled with water and helps stop the enemy from reaching the castle
Arrow slits - easy to shoot out of but not into
Outer wall - taller than the rest of the castle apart from the keep
Soldiers - shoot the enemy DEAD
Portcullis - Helps stop enemies entering the castle
all you must do is go through the log cabin hotels and poof! your there but u might want to reserve anywhere you want to eat cause if you dont it would b very rare to get to eat lunch somewhere
Why did rulers build castles and why did they change over time?
They did this because if anyone in the country protest about the king they can build castles for the protection and for a battle with any other country. They changed over time because some of the stone would get old and rot and also to improve the castles protection.
What is the color of a castle?
It depends on two things:
Who would attack a castle and how would they organize the attack?
Knights would attack the castle. They would send a message to the king and say to surrend or something bad would happen. If they say never, then the knights would attack. This is how the knights would organize an attack. Thank you very much.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of shell keep castles?
Square Castles had connected walls which can be burnt from one corner to another. This can happen by digging a tunnel and throwing fire. This feature can affect the whole castle because it can burn down.
What were the living conditions in a castle?
It was terrible. Depending what castle your talking about, though, in the Norman Castles, the Castle was made out of wood, thanks to this, the enemy could easily burn it, or, the wood rotted and it would smell very horrible. They made wood instead of bricks because there was alot of wood, and it was much faster to make the castle be made of wood rather then bricks. Although they did fix this some day by making the castle out of cement and bricks. But, the Castle had actually had some rooms to go to. It had a Church where people could pray to their Lord. They also had a kitchen, where they made the food, they had a hall, and a very big table to eat what people made in the kitchen. Just to let you know when you are about to ask another question about a castle.
Why did castles fall into decline?
Better technology - mainly gunpowder for canons and demolition - but even without gunpowder the advance in other technology made taking castles fairly predictable but... some old castles in world war two were able able to hold out under some really brutal attacks for quite some time - i am totally amazed at a castle on Okinawa during world war two that received an incredible barrage of munitions for several days but the Japanese survived and still had to be taken with great effort and lose of life - so although eventually castles cannot survive in modern warfare they can still be very difficult to take (the Japanese castles may look fragile but they were very well designed) I imagine with today's super weapons there would be no problem taking any castle as it could simply be 100% destroyed
Cheat codes for castle defense upgrade?
the code to castle defense upgrade is upgrade it will put you up to level 37
What is the difference between a castle and a tower house?
A FORT is a defensive work of exclusive military nature, it is strengthened for protection against enemy attack and commonly incorporates a series of projections from the outer wall to defend the adjacent perimeter. A fort is usually occupied by troops and may indeed be a barracks.
A CASTLE is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. It is usually regarded as being distinct from the general terms fort or fortress in that it describes a building which serves as a residence or palace for a noble (indeed some are as large as fortified villages) and commands a specific territory.
Why is it that castles are no longer used as military fortresses today?
We have better protected homes.We have betteR SAFTEY OR SECURITY Gunpowder made the castle obsolete. You can still build one to live in if you want, but it will not fulfill the protective purpose that castles were intended for in the Middle Ages.
How did caerphilly castle change over time?
it changed because of the modern art and the new kings and queens