Motte and Bailey Castles

you pronounce it mot

these fortifications were called ringworks, the castle's primary defense against attack

In 1216, the French laid siege to Dover Castle but they failed to capture it. However in 1295 the French attacked Dover and burned it.

they keep modifying it through the years until they get to that stage. aswell they might not have the stone materials so not all of the motte and bailey castles have been modified and are still standing on countries today.

When they were built they would have been called a bucket or a ole in the wall. today they are called toilets.

There are many strengths and weaknesses of a stone keep castle. One strength includes the size which makes it intimidating to attackers. The height also makes it easier to foresee attacks miles away. However, since stone keeps are square, an attacker could simply remove a corner and wait for the castle walls to cave in.

they used arrows

the motte and bailey was secure because they had the wooden fence around the whole castle and the motte was high on its hill, which made the enemies not able to climb. The bailey had a d shaped ditch which also made the enemies fall in and not be able to attack.

Stone or square keep castles were first built in Medieval England by William the Conqueror. Stone keep castles were the natural extension of motte and bailey castles. Motte and bailey castles were only temporary features (though many mottes exist to the day) while stone keep castles were built to last

The Normans were the first to build motte and bailey castles. Their first castle built was at Mont Glonme on the river Loire in France, 990.

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because it was faster to build them because they were made out of wood than building stone castles because they took a lot longer to build

Motte and Bailey castles were replaced by shell keeps and square towers. They were also replaced by concentric castles. The concentric castles were originally Motte and Bailey castles, but only some of the Motte and Baileys got to become them. Some of the first Motte and Bailey castles to be turned into concentric castles are Rochester castle and Warwick castle. They were cool

The bad things about a motte and bailey castle is it is many made out of wood and there for it can easily catch on fire and back then they had something from the Greeks called Greek fire and it can catch wood on fire really fast and it can be burnt down a motte and bailey castle in about 5-10 minutes because they cant put it out with water it can only be put out with urine.

Arundel Castle has been attacked 3 times. In 1102, Henry I took the castle from Robert de Belleme, in 1139 King Stephen attacked as the Castle was sheltering the Empress Matilda and in 1643, the Castle was held by the Royalists and taken by the besieging forces of General Waller.

Red Gilbert had ruled over Caerphilly Castle. After dying in 1295, his son-in-law, Hugh Despenser, acquires the castle and family lands.

yes, Skipton castle is a stone keep castle

Motte and Bailey castles could have been located all over France and Britain but now you can't because th ey have all rotted down or have been replaced by Stone Keep castles (Stone Castles). These Motte and Bailey castles were built by King William I (William the Conqueror) in the 11th century. BANANAMAN123(NAME OF USER) EDITED FROM HER ON:::They were built by William in Britain after he took over England in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings.

they were built to scare the englishmen and to defend him.

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William also put these in to keep the citizens in order, for example, lets say a guy named jack did crimes... he wouldn't any more because the castles had guards in and he would be arrested if he did .PLEASE LIKE:)

a castle

The name Bailey originates from deep, deep Germany.=It was a popular name as it was one of a kind of name, Lots of people started naming theyre boys Bailey, But if you searched then you would rarely find a Girl called Bailey.==It is used now in all over the world as Male and Female First and Lastnames!!==your welcome :D:D=

not very often now but in the middle ages barons did along with his soldiers, servants, jokers, cooks etc.

The motte varied in size from 50 to 120 feet high and 50-300 feet across. The tower by the motte was typically three levels high. The size of the castle depended on how much was needed to impress the population for political and military reasons.

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.

Stone i think

The Normans were the first to build motte and bailey castles. Their first castle built was at Mont Glonme on the river Loire in France, 990.