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Motte and Bailey Castles
Created in the 11th century in Britain, Ireland and France, a motte-and-bailey castle is a form of castle built on a high mound surrounded by a protective fence. The Windsor Castle is an example of this.
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the normans built castles to show authority and power over England and for good defence and there are like 7 different types
The owner and created of Crooks and Castles is Dennis Calvero.
The story of Life in Norman England?
here is the story!:
Life in Norman England
The tall, frowning keep and solid walls of the great stone castles in which the Norman
barons lived betokened an age of violence and suspicion. Beauty gave way to the needs
of safety. In a Norman castle, forbidding stone buildings, ringed with parapets pierced
along the top with shot holes, stood like hostilesoldiers behind high, thick walls. At the
bottom of the walls lay green, slimy ditch: a sign to all foes to keep their distance.
Yet if an enemy did manage to cross the moat and force the gateway, in spite of a portcullis
crashing down from above and melted lead pouring in burning streams from the perforated
top of the rounded arch, little of his work was yet done. To reach the baron, the enemy had
to enter the keep: a huge tower of stone in the inner courtyard. But from the narrow slits in
the keep's ten-foot walls, archers rained a sharp and endless shower of arrows, sweeping
all approaches to the high and narrow stair that led to the single door that was the only
entrance, and the only path to victory.
Why were castles built and when were the earliest ones built what were new and old castles made of?
The earliest castles were Norman Motte and Bailey castles during the Medieval period of 1066 to 1153. Motte and Bailey were built on top on hilltops and a high and extremely steep mound was built which had very steep sides and a Tower was built on top of it. The process of excavating the earth to build the massive mound, which was the motte, created a highly convenient defensive ditch at the base of the motte and surrounding the whole of the bailey. The ditch became known as the Moat. These castles were made of wood. From 1154-1485 the castles builders were the Plantagenet English Kings. These great old castles were built for Medieval warfare and defence and new parts of the castle were designed for this. These were made of stone instead of wood because wood caught fire in battle.
Which castle was the best motte and bailey or concentric?
concentric of course because motte and bailey were made of wood so they could burn
How would you defend a castle in the 1300?
With a mote (most people couldn't swim then), a drawbridge, archers on top of the ramparts, hot water poured on top of the assailants (or other boiling liquids), permanent lookouts.
to this Leonard C Bailey
According to the Twentieth Century Union League Directory, of D.C. 1901 Edition: He was a Successful African American inventor and Businessman he received a patent for the Soldier's folding bed on July 18, 1899. He was Christian gentleman beginning as a Professional Barber; He owned and operated 3 Barber Shops in The District of Columbia
One of his patented inventions is a truss which has been highly recommended by the U. S. Army Medical Board.
A Soldier's folding bed for tent and camp purposes.
A Device for automatically shunting moving railway trains
A Device for rapidly stamping mail
Was a director of the Industrial Building and Savings Company in D.C..
Was a Board member of the Berean Baptist Church in D.C..
A director of the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth, located at Manassas, Va.
He was a MEMBER of the famous " Millie Gaines Jury," notable as
The FIRST MIXED JURY in the District of Columbia.
He was a prominent MASON. According to the Twentieth Century Union League Directory, he was not only an inventor, but also treasurer of the Capital Savings Bank, a Black bank of the late 19th century. Bailey was also a board of directors for the Industrial Building and Savings Company.
L.C. bailey has invented many things to improve our world not to mention he was a black inventor who helped crush the wall of white supremacy. One of his most famous inventions was the folding bed in 1899
Leonard Bailey (1825-05-08 in Hollis, New Hampshire - 1905-02-05 in New York City) was a toolmaker/inventor from Massachusetts, USA, who in the mid-to-late nineteenth century patented several features of woodworking equipment. Most prominent of those patents were the planes manufactured by the Stanley Rule & Level Co. (now Stanley Works) of New Britain, Connecticut.[1]
Commonly known as Stanley/Bailey planes, these planes were prized by woodworkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and remain popular by today's wood craftsman. A type study of his patented planes and the rest of the Stanley line may be found at Patrick Leach's "Blood and Gore".[2]
Bailey's design ideas are still utilized by Stanley and other plane manufacturers day.
What is a bailey and a barbican?
A bailey is an enclosed courtyard typically found in medieval castles, often surrounded by defensive walls and used for various activities, including housing troops and livestock. A barbican, on the other hand, is a fortified outpost or gateway situated before the main entrance of a castle or city, designed to provide an additional layer of defense against attackers. Together, these structures played crucial roles in the fortification and security of medieval strongholds.
