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Castles
From the earliest Motte & Bailey Castles to the massive stone Fortresses still standing today
2,974 Questions
How main bedrooms and guest rooms were laid out in the castle?
The castle or keep didn't have bedrooms or guest rooms. There was a great room where at one end was a fireplace that provided some heat. The room was used for everything including sleeping by the people living there. In the middle ages there was very little privacy.
Castles were built as for kings and queens of ruling their kingdoms
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In what scene do you see a motte and bailey castle in braveheart?
In the "Revenge" scene where Wallace kills the Sherrif.
A moat is a body of water that circles a castle, and a drawbridge is part of the castle that lowers to allow people to cross the moat.
What moshoeshoe did to defend his people?
Moshoeshoe, the founder of the Basotho nation in the early 19th century, employed diplomatic strategies and military tactics to defend his people against various threats, including the incursions of rival tribes and European settlers. He established strong alliances with neighboring groups and skillfully negotiated peace treaties to secure his people's safety. Additionally, he fortified his settlements and implemented effective military organization, which enabled the Basotho to resist external pressures and maintain their territorial integrity. His leadership helped unify diverse clans under a common identity, fostering resilience and solidarity among his people.
A chapel was a small place of worship staffed by a chaplain rather than by a priest.
The main factor of a chapel was that it was paid for and often built by a wealthy nobleman, who also paid the chaplain a regular income. The chapel might be inside a castle, or nearby, or part of a manorial complex, or attached to a hospital (overnight accommodation for travellers).
The point of doing this was that the nobleman would expect the chaplain to recite regular prayers for him and his family - and for his ancestors and to continue these prayers on the nobleman's behalf after his death. This would ensure the happiness of his soul after death and a suitable reward for his religious enthusiasm.
Priests in parish churches had no such benefactor, and no regular income. They depended entirely on their congregations for donations to help support them, so a priest with a very small congregation was always very poor.
It is a rock formation in central Oklahoma that Washington Irving described in his book, Tour of the Prairies.
What was the most desired quality of a good castle?
It depends on the function of the castle. Mainly, castles were used for defence, but there are other forms of castles too.
The parts of the castle that were usually the most desirable are the gate and the towers. These were usually the most beautifully decorated parts, used to show off the wealth of the landowner or monarch and the skill of the workmen of the land.
Murder holes are a quality in defensive castles. They were holes above the entrances of the castle. They were used for pouring boiling water or boiling oil onto the enemy as they approached the gate.
Another good quality of a castle, mainly a defensive one, is solid thick walls. These walls are required to withstand attacks by seige weapons such as battering rams and trebuchets.
A good quality of a castle is also the Keep. This is a tower-like building that stood in the centre of the castle and was usually the highest part of the structure, allowing commanders and generals to see all around the castle and organise defensive/offensive tactics.
Another defensive quality is arrow loops. The slits or crosses in the walls that allow archers to fire at approaching attackers.
A good castle quality is also round towers. Most older castles had square towers which were usually very weak against siege weapons. It was also possible to make the tower collapse by digging underneath it and weakening one of the corners. However, rounded towers are harder to hit with siege - if they were hit, there was an 80% chance that the object flung at it would deflect and bounce back at the attackers. Rounded towers also don't have corners to dig under.
As warfare technology improved, castles needed to improve too. For example, moats prevented people scaling the walls and stopped rams getting too close. The moat also served as a beauty spot around the castle and a source of fish during peacetime.
When cannons were invented, as well as a moat around the castle, they also needed a raised earthen mound or a tree-line around the castle, to deflect the cannon-fire.
Castles that were more for community and living in than defences usually had huge grand halls inside them for hosting events. These halls were immaculately decorated with the finest goods.
Stone was the desired resource for castles.
What are the advantages of a portcullis?
You can close the gate on the enemies when they come to attack the castle. And if they get under it when it's closing, they are crushed and due to the pointy gate, they die! Portcullis are very helpful.
Who lived in the castle on smith lake?
John and Lena Baggett of Tarrant, Alabama. Upon the death of John, the home now belongs to his son Jeff Baggett.
