Medieval Castles: Stone Keep Castles — Part #4
Stone Keep Castles were expensive, and take 5 to 10 years or more to build depending on the size of the castle
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12, 2022
Medieval Castles: Shell Keep — Part #3
The shell is built up against the outside wall of the existing wooden keep, and smaller, wooden buildings are built against the inside wall, creating a courtyard inside the structure.
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11, 2022
Medieval Castles: Motte & Bailey — Part #2
These castles resembled a figure eight with a keep built on top of a hill, and an elongated, enclosure built below the hill.
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10, 2022
Medieval Castles: Almost everything you wanted to know – Part #1
Welcome to this five-part mini-series: all you want to know about the architecture and history of medieval castles.
