castles Flashcards
symbol of status
many Englishman were forced to build Norman castles hundreds of houses and religious buildings were demolished to create space for new castles, castles were placed on top of important Saxon sites to show their power and reminded Anglo-Saxons of the Norman rule over them and williams power
symbol of status
in 1068 William built a huge motte and bailey castle in York this is because it was the most important city in the north of England within the first few years of Williams rule he built 35 castles across England and there was an estimated 1000 castles built by 1150
military use
castles played a vital role in the Norman invasion norman’s began to build fortifications as soon as they arrived and used them to secure the south-east of England noblemen built castles in careful locations to control rivers and roads many castles were built of hardstone
 military use

later on in his rule William began to give areas of land to his barons in return they would control their territories barons gave land knights in return for military service
Who were forced to build Norman castle
english men
what were demolished to create space for New castles
Hundreds of houses and religious
what did castles reminder at the Saxons of
The Norman rule and williams power
where did William build a huge motte and bailey castle in 1068
in York as it was the most important city in the north of england 
what did William do to show power over the saxons
placed castles on top of important saxon sites
how many castles did William build within his first few years of reign 
35
how many castles were estimated to have been built by 1150
1000
what did Normans begin to build as soon as they arrived 
fortifications to secure the south-east
where did noblemen build castles
near rivers and roads to control them
Who did William give his land to
barons
what did barons do in return of land
they would control their territory
