When William the Conqueror first invaded England he built Motte and Bailey castles made out of wood. He built Motte and Bailey castles because they were cheap and light. Being light made it easier to build and it being cheap was good for obvious reasons. There were also many other advantages to Motte and Bailey castles but those were the main ones. After a few years he knocked down many of the Motte and Bailey castles and built stone castles instead. Although the stone castles were more expensive and heavier, but better for these reasons: * They were stronger * They wouldn't rot * They're not flammable The Motte and Bailey castles that didn't get knocked down eventually rotted after a few years. The stone castles however, are still intact.
The first stone keep castle was made just after the battle of Hastings in 1066 when William the duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror, decided that the original motte and bailey castle was too easy to attack. The attackers could burn most of the castle down because it was either made of wood, straw or mud. Also the wood palisade was not that strong or tall so any ladder could get over it and a battering ram could knock it down a lot easier than if it was made of stone... and that was when William the Conqueror decided to make castles out of stone because they did not burn and were stronger than wood or mud.
Chepstow castle was built in 1067. it was the first stone castle built for defence as well as a base to attack the welsh. with the castle being situated on a cliff next to the river wye it made it very hard for the welsh to use any method of attack, without losing half their army. king William the conqueror gave William Fitz Osborne the land if he built the castle as well as produced an army for the king.
William the Conqueror built two stone castles; Chepstow and the Tower of London. These were the first buildings in England that were not churches to be made from stone, and they were designed to impress and intimidate. Castles made from stone was an idea that did not catch on until the 12th Century.
William the conqueror use castles to control England because the castles shown power and defence. After the Harrying of the North, no one dared to attack the castles because they were to afraid. Also, the Churches were the biggest buildings so when William built the castles that were bigger than churches the people were amazed!
He certainly made it a more organised place to govern.
Yes!Motte and Bailey Castles were the First ever made Castles in the Medieval Times by William the Conqueror.
William the conqueror he built to protect himself from Saxons as he killed their king
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William the Conqueror in 1079.
It was built in Warwick, England, by William the Conqueror in 1068. The castle sits on a sandstone bluff at a bend of the River Avon. It was strategically positioned there to made it easier to safeguarding the Midlands against rebellion and to serve as a symbol of power.
The first stone keep castle was made just after the battle of Hastings in 1066 when William the duke of Normandy, William the Conqueror, decided that the original motte and bailey castle was too easy to attack. The attackers could burn most of the castle down because it was either made of wood, straw or mud. Also the wood palisade was not that strong or tall so any ladder could get over it and a battering ram could knock it down a lot easier than if it was made of stone... and that was when William the Conqueror decided to make castles out of stone because they did not burn and were stronger than wood or mud.
castels made of wood
Chepstow castle was built in 1067. it was the first stone castle built for defence as well as a base to attack the welsh. with the castle being situated on a cliff next to the river wye it made it very hard for the welsh to use any method of attack, without losing half their army. king William the conqueror gave William Fitz Osborne the land if he built the castle as well as produced an army for the king.
Wooden palisades on top of earth mounds with ditches and ramparts.
King William I of England, also called the Conqueror.
most Motte + Bailey castles were built in England by William the Conqueror but only for temporary use, they were also made out of wood so rebellions could possibly burn them down.