Siege Warfare
How castles were attacked and defended: siege weapons (trebuchets, battering rams, siege towers), boiling liquids, arrow slits, murder holes; the drama of a medieval siege
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- Name at least three siege weapons or attack methods
- Describe at least two ways a castle was designed to resist attack
- Explain what a siege was and why it could last weeks or months
“If your child was reading about a medieval siege, could they explain the weapons used to attack a castle and the clever ways defenders fought back?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Medieval Times
- Age range
- Ages 7–9