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Emilia Member |
posted 06-24-2000 12:07 PM
 
For my GCSE coursework i need to say whether or not richmond castle (bRitain ) was a typical mediaval castle and give evidence to back up my statement, can anybody help me???? Emilia |
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Levan Moderator |
posted 06-25-2000 03:25 AM
What constitutes a 'typical' mediaeval castle is not straight-forward. What is usually described as the mediaeval period is rather broad and many features of castle building changed and developed vastly. As different techniques for building castles developed, so did methods for attacking them. This meant that castle builders had to try out different things to try to stay ahead of their potential attackers. The function of castles and the roles of their occupants also changed; again, affecting the design and distribution of castles. The following sites make a few relevant comments: "Begun 1071, keep c 1150-80 The following site has lots of descriptive information about the castle, which you can use to decide for yourself if Richmond is 'typical' or not: Excellent pictures: The following site points out something about Richmond Castle that makes it unique - it has two keeps - but does that make it any the less typical? That's for you to decide! Take a look at the following site to see the shape of Richmond's curtain wall; is this typical? Anyway that should get you started! Levan |
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Philip Davis unregistered |
posted 06-25-2000 02:03 PM
I agree with Levan that there is really no such thing as a typical medieval castle, they are all unique in some way. Richmond was a seat of a major lord and is probably a bit larger than most baronial castles (but it compairs well to other large baronial castles like Arundel in Sussex.) However, it is fairly typical with regards to having a town associated with it and it is typical of the those large castles that survive in that it was used as a prison and barracks and was, therefore, not demolished for it's stone. With this sort of question what the examiner is looking for is not a yes no answer but that you understand the subject so consider what a castle is, it has many functions, consider how Richmond shows these functions and then compair and contrast Richmond with other castles. How is the architecture different or similar to other castles? How is a baron's castle similar and different from a king's castle? You should be able to get at least six different aspects of a castle and say how Richmond fulfilled these. Good Luck with the project. ------------------ |
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