Pevensey Castle

Question 1

What is the spud where Pevensey is situated made of?

Answer 1

Sand and clay

Question 2

When did Romans’ build a fort at Pevensey?

Answer 2

AD 290

Question 3

What letter of alphabet were a feature of roman forts?

Answer 3

D shaped wall towers

Question 4

What was Pevensey used for during Norman conquest?

Answer 4

A landing base for their 1066 invasion

Question 5

What did William do to Roman fort?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

When was new stone keep added?

Answer 6

1100 siege

William the Conqueror son William Rufus and his brother and Count Odo half brother

Question 7

Who was William Rufus?

Answer 7

William the Conqueror’s son

Question 8

Who was Count Odo?

Answer 8

William’s half brother

Question 9

When was Saxon invasion?

Answer 9

450

Question 10

When was Pevensey siege?

Answer 10

1088

Question 11

When was stone keep built

Answer 11

1100

Question 12

List 3 ways PC was a good defensive area?

Answer 12

On coast prevent attacks from sea
Protect army inside bailey
Get natural resources from sea

Question 13

Why was the bailey raised in height?

Answer 13

To provide an observation point

Question 14

Why did William pillage the countryside?

Answer 14

Supply itself with food
Prevent enemy getting food and weapons
Steal stuff as payment for fighting

Question 15

What did Anglo Saxons call royal castles?

Answer 15

Burghs

Question 16

Why were Norman castles built?

Answer 16

To protect nobility from hostile locals

Question 17

What is safest part of PC?

Answer 17

Keep

Question 18

What made it harder to reach castle walls

Answer 18

Motte or moat

Question 19

What is a palisade?

Answer 19

Fence to protect bailey

Question 20

What is the fence called that protects the bailey?

Answer 20

Palisade

Question 21

Why were motte and bailey castles weak?

Answer 21

Made of wood

Easy to set fire to

Question 22

Why could stone castles not be built on motte and bailey sites?

Answer 22

Man made motte would not support weight of stone

Question 23

What other castles did William order to be built?

Answer 23

Colchester
Tower of London
Hastings 
Windsor
Warwick

Question 24

Where were castles often built?

Answer 24

Near existing towns
On high ground
Close to a water source

Question 25

Why were castles built on high ground?

Answer 25

To see attackers coming

Observation point

Question 26

Why were castles often located near a end in river?

Answer 26

To provide a natural moat

Question 27

When did William conqueror die?

Answer 27

1087

Question 28

Who took over throne after William died?

Answer 28

His son William II

Question 29

In 1088 why did rebels give in?

Answer 29

They ran out of food

Question 30

Why were there so many rapes along south coast?

Answer 30

To defend the coast

Question 31

Why did Anglo Norman barons revolt against William II?

Answer 31

They wanted Robert on throne

Question 32

How long did Pevensey siege last?

Answer 32

6 weeks

Question 33

Name 3 weapons

Answer 33

Siege engines to bridge walls
Catapults to bombard walls
Battering rams to break castle doors down

Question 34

What was prison cell called?

Answer 34

Oubliette

Question 35

What is an oubliette?

Answer 35

Prison cell

Question 36

What is the postern?

Answer 36

Side gate for direct external access