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Medieval Castles Castle Facts For Kids DK Find Out ~ A medieval castle was the fortified home of an important person such as a lord or king The medieval period also called the Middle Ages lasted from the 5th century CE to the end of the 15th century During this time many castles were built in Europe and the Middle East They ranged from simple wooden enclosures to vast stone palaces

Medieval Castles Middle Ages for Kids ~ The first castles were made of mud and wood But wood burns so around 1100 CE people switched to building castles out of stone Thick stone walls surrounded the manor house Some walls were 20 feet thick Most peasants did not live in the castle but when trouble came they would hurry inside the castle and close the gates

Castles in the Middle Ages Middle Ages ~ Castles in the Middle Ages Castles have a romantic connotation of princesses and princes but real medieval castles more closely resemble fortresses than fairy tale illustrations That being said castles from the middle ages exhibit strength and majesty still evident on the landscape today

Middle Ages for Kids Castles ~ Castles were built during the Middle Ages as fortified homes for kings and nobility Why did they build Castles During the Middle Ages much of Europe was divided up between lords and princes They would rule the local land and all the people who lived there

Medieval Castles Facts ~ Medieval castles were built during the Middle Ages in Europe and the Middle East as a structure to provide protection for nobility from invaders Not to be confused with palaces castles were fortified structures that began to be built in the 9th and 10th centuries and continued to be built for roughly 900 years

Middle Ages Castles Lords and Ladies ~ Middle Ages Castles built by the Normans Until 1066 there were no castles William the conqueror King William I of England introduced Norman castles to England when he defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 These Norman castles gave the Normans of 1066 power bases from which they could subjugate the English population

Medieval Castles Epic History of Castles from the Middle ~ European Medieval Castles The medieval castles of Europe first appeared in Normandy France and were usually a Motte and Bailey design which was basically where dirt was removed to make a large mound in the middle and a ditch around the structure they began to appear around the 900’s in Europe

The 15 Most Beautiful Medieval Castles in the World ~ Windsor Castle England Undoubtedly one of the better known castles of the medieval era Windsor Castle was built in 11th century and hold the record for the longest occupied castle in Europe The interior is designed in 19th century Georgian style and the wellpreserved castle complex is utterly massive