Castles

The Dark Ages are the 500 or so years after the fall of the West Roman Empire. Dates used for this time are usually 476 to 1066 or something like that. It is a term that has gone out of fashion in much of the world, though it is still used in the UK. People who use the term Dark Ages often date the Middle Ages as starting with the end of the Dark Ages and lasting until 1485, when the Wars of the Roses ended.

The term Middle Ages is used by other people as a name of the whole period, usually with the dates 476 to 1453. These people use the term Early Middle Ages for the Dark Ages of 476 to 1000, High Middle ages for the period from 1000 to 1300, and Late Middle Ages for the period from 1300 to 1453.

Personally, I think neither the terms Dark Ages and Early Middle Ages is very useful. The time from 400 to 700 was the Age of Migration, characterized in Western Europe by a series of invasions by migrating peoples, often very destructive, who eventually settled down and went through a series of issues that had to be addressed as they established kingdoms with well functioning laws and customs. The later time, from 700 to 1000, included the Carolingian Renaissance, the Macedonian Renaissance, and the Ottonian Renaissance, times of great political, social, and cultural development. These two times were more different from each other than the later was from the High Middle Ages, I believe, and if the Middle Ages are to be subdivided, that should be taken into account.

There are a number of different positions that fit this question. A steward would be appointed by the lord of a manor to represent his interests and manage his affairs and his household when he was not in residence. A bailiff could also be appointed by the lord. The bailiff was responsible for overseeing agricultural work on the lords behalf, possibly was responsible for collecting rents, etc. Bailiff can be a somewhat confusing term, it can be used in a more general way to mean an appointed official of various sorts. Sheriffs and mayors were also considered "bailiffs".

There were also reeves, who were officials chosen by the residence of the village instead of the lord, who were responsible for overseeing the collective agricultural work of the village, be it the labor obligations owed to the lord or work such as plowing that by agreement was done cooperatively.

You play rock paper scissors. Best out of three and you go to the losers house.

Most cooking in castles was done outdoors if possible. They did not have chimneys in most castles and had to vent the smoke and fumes. An alternative used in bad weather was to cook in a kitchen that would be in a separate building in the ward or courtyard. Another alternative was to have a kitchen or kitchens in the keep or donjon, but this was difficult to do, again because of smoke and fumes.

Castles were not used anymore in the 16th century because of the use of gunpowder on the battle field. So they could be conquered in a single day because the enemy had big cannons which would blow the walls down.

castles changed because as weapons advanced castles needed stronger defenses so they became bigger and better like one of the first castles was the motte and bailey witch was made out of wood, that changed into a concentric castle with two walls, a moat, a portcullise, a babbican and a draw bridge!

Most people who lived in castles were members of a castle garrison. Some castles were occupied by the lords or kings who owned them, but castles were usually sufficiently uncomfortable that the owners lived elsewhere, possibly in nearby manor houses. When the owners lived in the castles, servants and workers of various kinds would also have lived there.

There's security guards in and out the castle and there's no need to know who lives in it.

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I think he burnt it down or something but i barely know so someone please give a better answer! i just didnt want people to ask the question and have no answer. so here is a rubbish answer. somebody please reanswer this!

Well first William the conquer granted it to Robert de romille but when he died much later on Edward the 11 gave it to a man named piers gaveston but he was put into exile then when he came bk he was beheaded by the earl of Warwick so Edward gave it to the Clifford family. and they still own it now.

They often had stone or tile floors and it was very cold. the main attraction in a bedroom was the fireplace. the fireplace was also made of stone with a stone chymminey. the beds were very big with long hevy canopies to keep the heat in. the bed was the most expensive piece of furnature in the manor. the colors were mostly very deep, rich colors. they did not have pastels back then.the windows had very long , heavy curtains that reached the floor. on the floor were many soft big rugs to keep their feet warm. the walls were decorated with embroidery and tapestry. the furnature was made of dark, solid wood. i hoped this helped!

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One of Henry III's most powerful and ambitious barons, Gilbert de Clare, lord of Glamorgan, built this castle in 1270. His purpose was to secure the area and prevent lowland south Wales from falling into the hands of the Welsh leader Llywelyn the Last, who controlled most of mid and north Wales and he had taken Gruffydd ap Rhys (ruler of Uwch-and Is-Caiach) a prisoner. Then In 1268 he started building Caerphilly Castle

That actually depends on how big or small the castle was. There is really no definite answer.

Battlements were/are part of the defenses of an fortified structure. They are the crenellations (evenly spaced gaps) in the top of a wall, or tower. They are designed to give defenders a chance to shoot bows (and later guns) or throw/drop things at the attacking force without exposing themselves to return fire.

Just use cardboard and paper towel rolls and glue. That's how I made mine. But if you want to make a cool one, use Legos. My friend did that and it turned out awesome!!!

I have seen Bodiam castle, it is splendid. Few castles will compare, at least in Britain for aesthetic appeal. I'm thinking it is sandstone, red sandstone, but I dont know. Certainly, as it is in Sussex ( South England) it is unlikely to be an older type of rock or stone, & it is dressed with lime.

They were bigger than a two story house Castles varied from place to place. Much depended on their defences, where they were and what they were constructed with. Some were no more than Fortified Houses while others were entire communities offering defence for many. The main point of the defence was the Keep and of course the Gatehouse. There may or not be a moat, most often the castle is going to be on a hillside and will dominate its surroundings. irrespective of size the castle has to be self sufficient against a Siege, a starvation, by the enemy: Therefore its size will determine how resistable it is.

The use of cathedrals was the same in the Middle Ages as it is today, as the church associated with the central administration of a diocese. The diocese is a set of churches grouped according to geographical area.

The religious head of a diocese is a bishop, whose church is the cathedral. It is called a cathedral because the bishop's throne is there; the Latin word "cathedra" means seat. The presence of a cathedral was the thing that distinguished a city from a town, for much of the Middle Ages.