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Castle Architecture, Part 2
Dec. 28th, 2022 08:27 amThe twelfth century seems to be a good time for castles. There were a lot of English people killing each other, and also killing Welsh people. I don’t care so much about the killing, but it seems that a lot of castles were built quickly during various campaigns. Here are some things I’ve learned…
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Anyway, as a result of all the military conflicts in the twelfth century, people started surrounding castles with natural or artificial moats, and being able to ship building materials directly to the construction site meant that it was possible to build larger castles. By the end of the thirteenth century, constructing a castle was such a massive undertaking that people had to start keeping records. I’m looking forward to digging into materials that summarize these records, because maybe I’ll finally get some answers about the more practical and material aspects of how castles were built.
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Anyway, as a result of all the military conflicts in the twelfth century, people started surrounding castles with natural or artificial moats, and being able to ship building materials directly to the construction site meant that it was possible to build larger castles. By the end of the thirteenth century, constructing a castle was such a massive undertaking that people had to start keeping records. I’m looking forward to digging into materials that summarize these records, because maybe I’ll finally get some answers about the more practical and material aspects of how castles were built.
