Siege Warfare

HistoryMedieval TimesAges 7–9

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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“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?”

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Activity. 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

What to notice. 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

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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?

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