Castle Design Through the Ages
How castles were built and evolved: from wooden motte-and-bailey to stone keeps to concentric castles; rooms and their uses; how castle design responded to new attack methods
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Could your child explain how castles changed over time and describe what different rooms inside a castle were used for?
How castles were built and evolved: from wooden motte-and-bailey to stone keeps to concentric castles; rooms and their uses; how castle design responded to new attack methods
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- Describe the difference between an early motte-and-bailey castle and a later stone castle
- Name at least three rooms or areas in a medieval castle and their purpose
- Explain one way castle design changed to resist new attack methods
“Could your child explain how castles changed over time and describe what different rooms inside a castle were used for?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Medieval Times
- Age range
- Ages 7–9