Castles Flashcards
What was the function of the drawbridge
Rise and fall to let desired people in and out
What was the function of the bailey
Soilders lived there and protected the important person who lived in a keep
What was the function of the palicide
To allow guards to walk through and guard the castle
What was the function of the keep
Where king’s nobles would live and where the king stayed when he visited that area
What was the function of the moat
Filled with water, human and animal waste and dead animals to make invasions harder
What was the function of the inner and outer walls
10 foot high to make invasions harder
What was the function of the bridge
To get to the keep and could be shot with a flaming arrow to stop invadors getting to the people in the keep if they got into the bailey
When were castles re-built by stone
From 1970 onwards
Why were castles re-built with stone
Because wooden ones kept burning down
Name 2 reasons why castles were built
To stop rebellions and invations and to demonstrate power
Where were castles mainly built
By borders and highly populated areas
What did knights do to castles
Garrisoned them (protected them)
Why would their be 2 castles built in an area
Because it’s highly populated with a lot of revolts so needs more control
Name 2 ways William kept control
The fuedal system and built castles
Name a weekness of the norman rule
Half of England didn’t want William to be king
