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Castles
From the earliest Motte & Bailey Castles to the massive stone Fortresses still standing today
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Why did castles have square towers?
The towers on early castles were square until it was realised that incoming projectiles, rocks from catapults and cannon balls did considerable damage where ever they hit the towers. To reduce the damage it was reasoned that round towers would only suffer major damage if struck in the middle. Shot striking off-centre would have some of the force, and hopefully the ball or rock, deflected. This turned out to be the case.
these fortifications were called ringworks, the castle's primary defense against attack
How did castles develop over time?
Castles developed slowly but eventualy, as time brought us gunpowder, they became useless and were forgotten.
What do you call a deep ditch that surrounds a castle and is filled with water?
A moat is a water-filled ditch around a castle.
thta is nasty nd and u have to take a shower four a couple of days
nd then if u fall in a moat u can die nd i am being do serrouse
Who built the first concentric castle?
When gunpowder and cannons were invented, castles where more used for homes and less for defence.
Who worked in a stone keep castle?
Castles were occupied by anyone who could afford to build one. A king might have a massive stone castle, while a lower level aristocrat might have a smaller, wooden one.
Do people still live in castles today?
Medival castles do still exist in various places around the world. They are not being constructed in this age, but remain as historical landmarks. There are quite a few types of castles around the world including: Motte and bailey castles, Stone castles, square keep castles etc...
Were was the chapel located in the early castles?
In early castles, the chapel was located next to the main gate or some times near the keep so the king, lord, lady, and knights to get there fast or sometimes at night to and pray.
When was the shell keep castles built?
Shell Keep castles were built in the year 1172!
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Not sure where the adjective "shell" comes from, but castles with a keep - the central building in the complex, and the main accommodation - were built mainly in the few centuries of the Mediaeval period , not just in one arbitrary year.
When was the first castle made?
They were built in the middle ages as far as I know. If you would like to be completely sure do more research. Here are some good research websites:http://www.yahooanswers.com/ and www.wikipedia.com or you can just go to googleThey were built in the middle ages as far as I know. If you would like to be completely sure do more research. Here are some good research websites:http://www.yahooanswers.com/ and http://www.wikipedia.com or you can just go to google
What was school's like in medievil time?
only rich people got it poor people were even lucky they could count. Also there was a zero tolerance in the school and if you interrupted at any time you would be beaten with a cane.
In what periond of time were castles built?
I think castles are from 55 BC (the first crusade) to 2700 AD (Almost the end of the second crusade). Got it from http://www.languedoc-France.info/120510_timeline.htmand http://www.cardiffcastle.com/picvieworiginal.asp?Image_ID=297&language=
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You can't have a crusade in 55B.C. because Christianity didn't exist yet. Oh and you can't have it end in 2700A.D. this is because we live in 2010A.D. so they can't end in the future i know that castle building went on during the middle ages for i time period idk.
stone walls around a castle are called curtain walls. they are built for defence.
How did castles change between 1066 and 1500?
From a simple motte and bailey castles change and grow mainly due to the weapons developed. The Norman castles after 1066 were simple wood or stone towers (baileys) on a man-made mound of earth called a motte. Later castles were much larger with concentric walls surrounding many buildings surrounding a central tower called the keep.
Medieval castles in Europe were built for more than 500 years - from around 1000 AD to 1550 AD.
At first castles were made of wood. But they were too easy to burn down. In 1100 CE people started to build them with stone.
Castles were usually built on top of a hill, if the hill was flat at the top. So then, the guards could easily spot attackers coming.
A moat was built around many of the castles. This was a deep, round pond outside the castle walls, filled with water. A bridge was built to cross the moat and it was raised during an attack.
Facts about castles:
1. Medieval castles are castles built from the time of the Norman Conquest, which began in 1066, to the start of the Tudor period in 1485.
2. The Normans introduced the first proper castles, starting with the wooden Motte and Bailey castles, to England following their victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
3. Castles were built to provide safety and protection from attack and to display the owner's rank and wealth.
4. Castles were often built on hilltops or surrounded by water to make them easier to defend.
5. Spiral stairs in towers are designed to give defenders an advantage. When attackers are making their way up, the shape of the tower makes attackers expose more of their body to the defenders.
6. The walls of the castles were very high making it hard for attackers to climb over.
7. Attackers were easy to shoot while swimming or rowing across the moats filled with water.
8. Murder holes were placed at the ceiling, when a attacker walks beneath hot liquids would be poured on their heads.
9. 166 houses were destroyed in order to build Lincoln castle.
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What were different castles between 1066 and 1500?
In the year of 1066 during the invasions of Britain Scotland and Wales castles were built in every realm to defend the city or town there these realms are now called counties of england scotland and wales such as essex wessex sussex etc
Facts about round keep castles?
Round Keep Castles were a type of castle during the medieval times. They were not built on a motte, unlike shell keeps. They were an adaptation of the square keep castles except they had round or polygonal walls. Medieval builders couldn't make the round keep castles as big as the square keep castles, so they were often cramped for space.
Why are castles no longer built?
Because with the weapons and technology we have now, anything could knock through a castle. Whereas in those days they were primarily built for protection. We have a different style of living now.
In what year was the Kaiserburg castle built?
Kaiserburg is in the town of Nurnburg, Germany. The construction of Kaiserburg, led by King Kaiser Konrad III, was completed as three seperate parts: Burggrafenburg castle (castle of the count), Stadtburg castle (city castle) and the Kaiserburg castle (emperor's castle) in question. The exact date that Kaiserburg was built in unknown but it is thought that it was built sometime during the 13th century.
A MOTTE AND BAILEY CASTLE IS:
Motte: A motte is french for a clod of earth. The castle is built on this. Bailey: A bailey is attached to the clod of earth, via some steps and is where the soldiers of the castle sleep, like a small cottage. The castle is made out of wood and has a keep. A keep is like the lookout of a ship, but a lookout for attackers on the horizon. It is usually the safest place in the castle.
they were huge, used as fortresses and as living space for all the workers therein. They had moats filled with alligators running the circumference of the castle. A drawbridge was used for ingress and egress. In the middle of the castle was the castle keep, a large room used for eating and for meetings. The people living there lived on the top level. All around the top of the castles were cubicles where soldiers stood to pour boiling oil on their attackers. However, the attackers from a distance used devices similar to seesaws to throw cannon balls and objects on fire into the top of the castle. When many people were dying of the Bubonic Plague, enemies of the castle would throw people dead from the plague over the castle walls, since the dead were very contagious. The castles were busy, bustling places, filled with excitement and intrigue.
What defences does a castle have?
The castles of medeival days were having beside a very strong wall all around , italso had a deep moat of water all around the castle.
How did castles change over the centuries?
over the years castles have changed from being made of wood , for its light weight , to stone for its sturdiness. castles have changed because of both advances in technology and the fact of the enemy's getting smarter and able to defeat the new castles after their advances. the shapes of the castles have also changed to . for example on the motte and bailey castles the shape of the keep changed from being a square shape to being a round shape . this changed because the corners on the square allowed less viewing , making it a circle allowed the people inside to view from all angles, being able to watch out for the enemy's. although the shape was good on the motte and bailey castles, the material was not very good as wood could be burnt and broken easily. they needed to find a new material that could overcome the enemy's effort's.
this is when stone castles came into use. the stone was good as it could not be burnt or broken easily, but they would have to change the shape of the castle as the workers would not be able to haul the large stones up the mound of earth on the motte and bailey castles.
castle development went in this order:
motte and bailey castles
stone keep castles
concentric castles
quadrangular castles
