medieval castles

evalution of motte and bailey castles

Jan 1, 1066

from 1066 to 1215 motte and bailey castles were built in stone.
this helped for further protection and stability

the beggining of the stone keep castle

Oct 15, 1200

the reason people stopped making motte and bailey castles and started making stone keeps was because wood was to easy to burn down and was'nt as stable as stone

stone keep castles

Jan 1, 1300

the evalution of stone keep castles kept on developing and now the things in it like kitchens were more modern and the only way you could enter was by drawbridge so it was very hard to attack for the enemy

the beginning of the Concentric Castle

Jan 1, 1400

the concentric castle was even more modern than the stone keep
it is like an upgrade of the stone keep it had better protection and more areas for attack

Concentric Castles

Jan 1, 1500

concentric castles had 2 walls once you passed the first one it was like a trap because then you had to pass another before anything would happen so you were most likely killed

the beginning of medieval castles

Mar 2, 2022

the birth of medieval castles all began with the motte and bailey.
the motte and bailey is more of an open housin area with a special building for defending of enemys the housing isnt very protected and is very open to the enemy