History Of Castles

History Of Castles 

One group that were important castle builders were the Normans. Beginning in 1066 under William the Conqueror, England began to build many castles. The first type were Motte and Bailey Castles.                

The castle is on the River Clyde. Destroyed during the Wars on Independence.

  Diagram of a motte and bailey castle. 

A very common form for a castle in the 11th century. 
Mottes were mounds, and the baileys were outer enclosures.
Motte and bailey castles were the most common type of castle 
for nearly 150 years.

The motte was built as a wooden tower and the bailey was a yard
surrounded by a wooden stockade and a ditch. 

Then there were more permanent castles. Stone keep castles. Two major ones were White Tower at the Tower of London and Rochester Castle in Kent. They were both square keep castles-same as stone keep castles. The weakness is that people can just go over or around the castle. The other weakness is that they can starve people in the castle by surrounding it.

                                                                                                   

       White Tower at the Tower of London. Made of stone to last longer. Did not give much protection to the people inside. 

Rochester Castle in Kent. Also made of stone to last longer. The people inside could be trapped or starved for days by people surrounding the outside of it.

They came up with a solution. They began to build larger castles called Concentric Castles. These castles were much bigger than the square kept castles. They kept the people inside safe, and also had gardens growing inside, so the people would not be starved. Everyone can survive in a castle like this one.

 Concentric Castle. This Castle is in France. People fought over this castle during the Hundred Years' War. It was placed right near the front of the Kings of England and France. It was on a very large hilltop. 

Concentric Castle. They sometimes call these "Castles within Castles." It is a very large complex, and is able to keep many people safe. This is a Welsh Medieval Castle that was built by King Edward I.














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