How Did Castle Change Over Time

In 1066 the first castle was built by William and it was called “Motte and Bailey Castle.” The castle was made out of wood. The advantages are that it was really easy and quick to build this castle. But sadly the disadvantages are because the castle was made out of wood it could easily be burn and rot. The “motte” could collapsed because of the weight of the castle is too heavy.

In 1087 the Normans built something else to make the castle stronger. It was called “Square Keep Castle.” They were made of stone and it was really tall. They actually took more time building this because its way larger than motte and bailey, lasted a long time. The disadvantages about this building are that it was hard to know if people attacking you surprisingly.

The people then kept on build a building to make the castle safer, they then built a building called “Shell Keep Castle.” They were really strong that it took a long time to built and it was made out of stone, they were made on top of a motte. The building had a weak gateway which you could attack easily and there are heavy stone castle on top, it could collapse the motte underneath it.

The latest castle to be built was called “Concentric Castle.” It was built in 1277. It was the strongest and biggest castles so it took a long time to build it. It had thick walls out and in to make it hard to attack. It has a lot of space inside for food and man to stay in.