Timeline: Medieval Castles By Christa Morrison Image from: (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Krautturm_des_Heidelberger_Schlosses_von_Jacques_Fouquieres_um_1618.jpg) | Timetoast

476

End of Roman Emipre in Europe
Jan 1, 1000

Earlist castle built at Douce-la-Fontaine, Anjou

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Mar 1, 1000

Motte and Bailey Castles
first made of wood

stood on a mound called a motte

outer enclosure was called a bailey

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Feb 27, 1070

Norman Keep Towers
extremly thick walls

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Jan 1, 1100

Stone Keeps
stone keeps become the main castle stronghold

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Period: Mar 1, 1150 to Mar 1, 1250

Thousand of castles built
some castles took as long as 20 years to complete
Period: Feb 1, 1160 to Feb 27, 1160

Improved Designs-

Castle designers began to build multi-side and round keeps.
Mar 1, 1220

Rounded wall castles start
castles were now starting to be built with rounded walls

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Period: Feb 27, 1270 to Feb 27, 1280

Concentric Castles
These castles were like castles inside of castles

Rounded outer walls
Jan 1, 1280

Concentric Castles
Edward I builds first concentric casles in England and Wales

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From Flicker
Mar 1, 1400

Brick walls and large windows
most European castles were now longer heavily fortified

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Mar 2, 2022

Warwick Castle erected

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyoOWm655UULets take a look inside the Warwick Castle that was built in 914. Image from:travlang.com
Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1453

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