Pevensey Castle Flashcards
What is the spud where Pevensey is situated made of?
Sand and clay
When did Romans’ build a fort at Pevensey?
AD 290
What letter of alphabet were a feature of roman forts?
D shaped wall towers
What was Pevensey used for during Norman conquest?
A landing base for their 1066 invasion
What did William do to Roman fort?
Built a temporary fortification inside walls to shelter troops
Cut a ditch across peninsula to isolate ruins from mainland
Repaired walls to make a castle
When was new stone keep added?
1100 siege
William the Conqueror son William Rufus and his brother and Count Odo half brother
Who was William Rufus?
William the Conqueror’s son
Who was Count Odo?
William’s half brother
When was Saxon invasion?
450
When was Pevensey siege?
1088
When was stone keep built
1100
List 3 ways PC was a good defensive area?
On coast prevent attacks from sea
Protect army inside bailey
Get natural resources from sea
Why was the bailey raised in height?
To provide an observation point
Why did William pillage the countryside?
Supply itself with food
Prevent enemy getting food and weapons
Steal stuff as payment for fighting
What did Anglo Saxons call royal castles?
Burghs
Why were Norman castles built?
To protect nobility from hostile locals
What is safest part of PC?
Keep
What made it harder to reach castle walls
Motte or moat
What is a palisade?
Fence to protect bailey
What is the fence called that protects the bailey?
Palisade
Why were motte and bailey castles weak?
Made of wood
Easy to set fire to
Why could stone castles not be built on motte and bailey sites?
Man made motte would not support weight of stone
What other castles did William order to be built?
Colchester Tower of London Hastings Windsor Warwick
Where were castles often built?
Near existing towns
On high ground
Close to a water source
