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)
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- first made of wood
- stood on a mound called a motte
- outer enclosure was called a bailey
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- extremly thick walls
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- stone keeps become the main castle stronghold
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- some castles took as long as 20 years to complete
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Castle designers began to build multi-side and round keeps.
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- castles were now starting to be built with rounded walls
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- These castles were like castles inside of castles
- Rounded outer walls
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- Edward I builds first concentric casles in England and Wales
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- most European castles were now longer heavily fortified
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyoOWm655UULets take a look inside the Warwick Castle that was built in 914. Image from:travlang.com
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