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Why were Normans castles so difficult to attack? Watch this clip from Horrible Histories for extra clues? Why did
they build a castle here?
starter activity
Why did castle Why did castle design change design change
over time?over time?TBAT compare the TBAT compare the
differences between motte & differences between motte & bailey & stone keep castlesbailey & stone keep castles
TBAT explain why the TBAT explain why the Normans built castles after Normans built castles after
10661066
LOs
Key words: motte and bailey stone keep beseige
When the Normans arrived the first castles they built were wooden, motte & bailey castles (above.) Make a list of the advantages & disadvantages of this type of castle. How could you improve this castle?
StrengthsStrengths
Quick to buildQuick to build Resources easily Resources easily
availableavailable Provided living Provided living
quarters for people quarters for people & animals& animals
Easily defendable – Easily defendable – mottemotte, , palisadepalisade, , ditch, ditch, drawbridgedrawbridge
Portable – flat pack Portable – flat pack castlescastles
Motte and bailey castles built by William the
Conqueror
WeaknessesWeaknesses
Wooden – easily burned down, rot in wet Wooden – easily burned down, rot in wet weatherweather
Labour intensiveLabour intensive Bailey difficult to defendBailey difficult to defend
Make a list of all the advantages & disadvantages of building this type of this castle. Why would these castles eventually
become obsolete?
StrengthsStrengths ImpressiveImpressive Safe base to rule local Safe base to rule local
regionregion Special features – Special features –
portcullisportcullis, , murder murder holesholes, , arrow slitsarrow slits, , merlonsmerlons & & crenelscrenels
Difficult to attack – Difficult to attack – thick walls, thick walls, hoardingshoardings, , drawbridgedrawbridge & & moatmoat, , round towersround towers
Recognise this castle? Why is it so impressive?
WeaknessesWeaknesses
Expensive to Expensive to produceproduce
Time-consuming to Time-consuming to buildbuild
ImmovableImmovable Not Not impregnable impregnable – –
i.e. could break i.e. could break into them!into them!
Your taskYour task
Imagine you have been asked to Imagine you have been asked to produce a makeover show about a produce a makeover show about a family living in a motte & bailey family living in a motte & bailey castle who want to live somewhere a castle who want to live somewhere a little more modern and easier to little more modern and easier to defend. Work in teams of 4/5 and defend. Work in teams of 4/5 and show the changes the programme show the changes the programme makes to their wooden castle to a makes to their wooden castle to a state of the art stone keep.state of the art stone keep.
Satisfactory Satisfactory jobjob
Getting thereGetting there Wow factorWow factor
Only Only mentions a mentions a few features few features of either of either motte and motte and bailey or bailey or stone keep stone keep castles, e.g. castles, e.g. ditch and ditch and wooden wooden fence.fence.
Mentions a Mentions a good range of good range of features of features of both motte both motte and bailey and bailey and stone and stone keep castles.keep castles.
Evidence of Evidence of good group good group work work although although some could some could contribute contribute more. Has more. Has some features some features of a makeover of a makeover show. show.
Full range of Full range of features of features of both motte both motte and bailey and bailey and stone and stone keep castles. keep castles. Full and Full and convincing convincing group group participation. participation. Has many of Has many of the key the key elements of a elements of a makeover makeover show, e.g. show, e.g. pace, music, pace, music, key roles key roles portrayedportrayed
HomeworkHomework Produce an A4 estate agent’s brochure for Produce an A4 estate agent’s brochure for
a medieval stone keep castle. Include the a medieval stone keep castle. Include the following information:following information:
DimensionsDimensions Floor plansFloor plans Types of roomsTypes of rooms Defensive featuresDefensive features You may wish to base it on a local castles You may wish to base it on a local castles
such as Dover or Bodiam and conduct some such as Dover or Bodiam and conduct some independent researchindependent research
Why did castle Why did castle design change design change
over time?over time?TBAT to compare the TBAT to compare the
differences between motte & differences between motte & bailey & stone keep castlesbailey & stone keep castles
TBAT explain why the TBAT explain why the Normans built castles after Normans built castles after
10661066
LOs
Key words: motte and bailey stone keep