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A 4 page paper tracing the development and history of medieval castles in Europe, focusing primarily on English castles. Design and sizes changed dramatically over the centuries of the Middle Ages, primarily in response to changes in weaponry and the castle owner's need to protect the castle and its inhabitants. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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single building as is commonly believed, but rather a "fortified building or group of buildings" (Castles, n.d.). Design and sizes changed dramatically over the centuries of the Middle Ages,
primarily in response to changes in weaponry and the castle owners need to protect the castle and its inhabitants. Common components of a typical castle began with the keep,
the walled enclosure holding all other structures. Within the keep was the residence of the lord and his family; another keep inside the first; soldiers quarters; housing for animals;
and the "business" buildings of the castle, those places devoted to maintenance of the castle and grounds. Other components of the castle were: ...crenellated embattlements through which missiles were
discharged against an attacking enemy; rectangular or round towers projecting from the walls; the portcullis, a heavy grating which could be let down to close the main gate; and the
drawbridge crossing the ditch or moat surrounding the castle. Sometimes a tower called a barbican was constructed over a gateway as an additional defensive measure (Castles, n.d.).
The round tower was introduced in the 13th century (Castles, n.d.), and concentric planning came to be adopted for developing cities. The 14th century marked
the first use of gunpowder, creating greater capabilities in weaponry and therefore greater need for external defense from within the castle. Warwick Castle
The evolution of Warwick Castle provides a view of the types of changes occurring in the Middle Ages and the reasons that designs took the course of change that they
did. In the center of England very near Shakespeares Straton, Ethelfleda, daughter of Alfred the Great, was living at a hilltop settlement at Warwick in 914 when Danish invaders
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