Stone Castles

Castles usually have a mote, towers, and long halls. They also have special defenses inside and outside of the structure.

Contrary to popular belief, peasants often drank water. They knew that polluted water could cause sickness, though they did not know why, so they drank water drawn from wells or springs, if they could. We know this, because the waterworks of the city of London were built during the Middle Ages, and there was commentary at the time on the fact that people who drank water from the Thames were more likely to get sick than other people. We also can observe that most manors had clean water sources, such as wells. Also, the artesian well was invented during the Middle Ages.

Peasants also drank beer, cider, and wine, as local custom dictated. They probably rarely drank mead, as it was very expensive.

Many did and some didn't. There are a few that only had one corner that was reserved to pray in with a small alter. The Tower of London has a chapel that dates to the Normans. Three masses were said a day and if an area had a large church it took the place of the private chapel.

They changed because wooden castles could easily be set on fire and burntdown. However it's much harder to attack a stone castle

The oldest castle in Portugal was built by King Ferdinand II in 1842. It was built on the ruins of a monastery that was destroyed during a earthquake that happened in 1755. Built in the Romanticism style, the colors or red and yellow have been restored to their glory. The Pena National Palace is one of Portugal's most visited castles.

The Normans built around 500 castles of varies types and size throughout England and Wales after the invasion of England in 1066.

About 90 are still standing, many intact and still occupied and many in a state of ruin.

The link below has more good information about Norman Castles.

they are the carved stone at the top of towers in castles, and they were used so that defenders could fire from the open space and then hide in safety in the closed space. When you normally think of a castle wall, you see the top of the walls with this up and down pattern. this was a parapet.

Williams castles looks really Dusty and old

William the conqueror built a wooden Motte and Bailey Castle there in 1068. This Motte and Bailey design was replaced with a stone keep castle in 1260. For more details on this question, visit one of the related links below.

A home is a place where someone lives as their primary residence. For most people, that means a house, but it could include many other things, such as a cave.

A castle is a type of medieval fort. Some castles were the homes of members of medieval nobility, and when this was the case, the people of the noble's family might have an apartment in the great hall, with living areas separate by dividers, rather like a modern office, or there might have been a separate building in the castle where the lord and family lived. A large castle was very large and had enough land in it to provide limited grazing for horses or an orchard, for example.

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The people from Stone Keep Castle, like many medieval castles, typically slept in the main living quarters or the great hall. Nobles and their families often had private chambers, while soldiers and servants would sleep in common areas or barracks. Accommodations were basic, often involving straw-filled mattresses on wooden beds, and the environment could be quite cold and drafty. Sleeping arrangements varied depending on the castle's size and the social status of its inhabitants.

No one knows for sure

1. It had four sides that needed to be manned.

2. They tended to be less than 20m by 20m compressing defending space on

the battlements

3. They could be laid siege to.

4. They could be undermined to collapse the walls.

5. Early keeps were square and were considered to be weak but by the time

round cornered keeps were built the cannon had become the preferred

means of assault.

yes

A castle baily is part of the "Motte and Baily" castles. The motte is the massive, man-made hill, where the castle is built on. The baily is the slightly smaller hill, where the village and "town" is built.

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The ogham stones of Ireland were built in the 4th to 10th centuries... they were used to write old Irish on them. About 400 are still around in Ireland and the UK.

Bit of a tricky Q, that. A gauged arch is one consisting of wedged stones, whose joints project to a single point. At first glance, it might seem to be that only a simple, semi-circular or Roman arch could be the only possibility. However, if the wedging was variable and reducing toward the keystone, it is possible to create a pointed or gothic gauged arch. (if your teacher squabbles, I could sketch out and email a more detailed explanation)

I can't remember every single significant character or sigfigs in the series. But I'll start from what I can remember.

Etrius-- the main character to the Castle 3, or what I thought from the start. He relunctantly joins up with the General in an effort to save mankind, so he thought. He helped get two books from two other characters, and upon the the third castle, he was ordered to retrieve a black orb by the General. However, something happened to it after direct contact. And using what seemed to be an extreme form of psychokinesis, he kills a nearby soldier who was reporting to the General. The General shot him in the head. Etrius lost conciousness as he saw the General escape with the orb. After Repercussions, it is shown that his body is gone, either indicating that his body was moved, or that he is still somewhat breathing. Oscar hasn't released this info yet, so we still have to wait on that.

Lloyd--the guy with the sword. You can't miss him. I haven't watched Castle 1 or 2, but apparently he seems to kick major @$$. There is no assault/battle records on how good Lloyd can fight. He was enroute with the General to retrieve the black orb, but was ambushed by stick creatures. He pulled his sword on the General after hearing Beecher tell him to "stop him". But after being ambushed by stick creatures, he, Beecher, and Boomer ran for their lives. Unfortunately, the ground cracked and made a huge crevice. Beecher and Boomer were able to escape. But Lloyd was unable to make the jump, and was thus sealed in the room with Etrius. He makes another stunning appearance in Castle Repercussions taking on the stick creatures side, spitting out blood. His name is also called out that saved helicopter pilot Plisskin during Castle Repercussions part c/3. Nothing is confirmed about this character's ending. But it's possible he may make another reappearance in the next series Oscar is planning on making.

Beecher--one of the cool dudes with an assault rifle. He is also within the four-man team along with Etrius, Boomer, and Lloyd. Beecher is close to Etrius when it comes to mutual friendship. He joins the General in an attempt to retrieve the black orb, only to find out that he shoots Etrius. He makes an attempt to stop him but is thwarted by the ambush of stick creatures. His shooting skills is pretty good, seeing how he was able to pick off some of the creatures jumping onto the helicopter pilot Plisskin was piloting with one shot. He escapes with the General. But nothing else can be confirmed about his assault/battle records, or his future ending.

Boomer--one of the stick figures with the blond hair. He is also within the four-man team along with Etrius, Beecher, and Lloyd. He joins General in an attempt to retrieve the black orb, but is ambushed by stick creatures. He meets up with Beecher and the General outside the center room, where they are attacked by stick dragons. The stick dragon is shot down and causes a collapse within a bridge that separates Boomer from the General along with three other soldiers. It is apparent that he has super speed, strength, and inhumane instincts. He is notable for crushing the stick figures with his bare hands and his complimented by a soldier named Sergeant Mullins, quote: "What drugs are you on Boomer?" Boomer is very respectable of his teammates. He also has a cold/brutal personality. But it his determination to help other survive along with himself that enables him to escape the castle along with Sergeant Mullins, Helicopter Pilot Plisskin, Private Ray, and Some Other Guy.

General--the anti-hero to the castle series. He is under a certain superior that is funding him and his project. He also organized the four-man team to accompany him to complete his objective. He wears a dark grey cap and has a pistol with him at all times. He, Beecher and Boomer manages to escape the center room during the stick creature ambush. But on the bridge, he is separated from Boomer and several other soldiers. Luckily, he makes it to the helicopter pad, and with Beecher and many other lucky soldiers, he escapes.

The history of the castle stretches back to the 9th century (870). The first walled building was the Church of the Virgin Mary. The Basilica of Saint George and the Basilica of St. Vitus were founded under the reign of Vratislav and his son St. Wenceslas in the first half of the 10th century.

The first convent in Bohemia was founded in the castle, next to the church of St.George. A Romanesque palace was erected here during the 12th century. In the 14th century, under the reign of Charles IV the royal palace was rebuilt in Gothic style and the castle fortifications were strengthened. In place of rotunda and basilica of St. Vitus began building of a vast Gothic church, that have been completed almost six centuries later.

During the Hussite Wars and the following decades the Castle was not inhabited. In 1485, King Ladislaus II Jagello began to rebuild the castle. The massive Vladislav Hall (built by Benedikt Rejt) was added to the Royal Palace. There were also built new defence towers on the northern side of the castle.

A large fire in 1541 destroyed large parts of the castle. Under the Habsburgs some new buildings in renaissance style appeared here.Ferdinand I built Belvedere, summer palace for his wife Anne. Rudolph II used Prague Castle as his main residence. He founded the northern wing of the palace, with the Spanish Hall, where his precious artistic collections were exhibited.

The Second Prague defenestration in 1618 began the Bohemian Revolt. During the subsequent wars the Castle was damaged and dilapidated. Many works from the collection of Rudolph II were looted by Swedes in 1648, in the Battle of Prague (1648) which was the final act of the Thirty Years' War.

The last major rebuilding of the castle was carried out by Queen Maria Theresa in the second half of the 18th century. Ferdinand V, after abdication in 1848, chose Prague Castle as his home.

In 1918 the castle became the seat of the president of the new Czechoslovak Republic. The New Royal Palace and the gardens were renovated by Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik. Renovations continued in 1936 under Plečnik's successor Pavel Janák.

During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War II, Prague Castle became the headquarters of Reinhard Heydrich, the "Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia". It is said that he placed the Bohemian crown on his head; old legends say that a usurper who places the crown on his head is doomed to die within a year.[2] Less than a year after assuming power, Heydrich was killed.

After the liberation of Czechoslovakia, it housed the offices of the communist Czechoslovak government. During the Velvet Revolution,Alexander Dubček, the leader of Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring, appeared on a balcony overlooking Wenceslas Square to hear throngs of protesters below shouting "Dubček to the Castle!" As they pushed for him to take his seat as president of the country at Prague Castle, he embraced the crowd as a symbol of democratic freedom.

After Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the castle became the seat of the Head of State of the new Czech Republic. Similar to what Masaryk did with Plečnik, president Václav Havel commissioned Bořek Šípek to be the architect of post-communism Prague Castle's necessary improvements, in particular of the facelift of the Castle's Gallery of paintings.