It was after the Battle of Hastings that led William onto castles. He wanted to build on his growing reputation and to give an impression of wealth and power, and of course protection, from those against him and in general. The id

Motte and Bailey was a part of the castle – the motte being a ditch, hill-like area, which the castle rested on. The Bailey was nearby to the motte, which was a small area of houses where William and his army lived and rested in.

The Harrying of the North resulted in revenge against William, when he and his army were killed in an attack on their castle.

The way in which William’s early castles were built probably wasn’t the best. He chose speed over strength. Kings later followed on from William’s knowledge and experience to strengthening them (for example; making edges round for a stronger, more powerfully protected castle).

Many different types of weapons were used to attack William’s castles with, to name a few: Siege towers, siege mining, under mining and battering rams. Siege towers wer

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