Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
Castles have played an important military, economic and social role in Great Britain and Ireland since their introduction following the Norman invasion of England in 1066. Although a small number of castles had been built in England, in the 1050s the Normans began to build motte and bailey and ringworks castles in large numbers to control their newly occupied territories in England and the Welsh Marches. During the 12th century the Normans began to build more castles in stone, with characteristic square keeps that played both military and political roles. Royal castles were used to control key towns and the economically important forests, while baronial castles were used by the Norman lords to control their widespread estates. David I invited Anglo-Norman lords into Scotland in the early 1
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Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
Castles have played an important military, economic and social role in Great Britain and Ireland since their introduction following the Norman invasion of England in 1066. Although a small number of castles had been built in England, in the 1050s the Normans began to build motte and bailey and ringworks castles in large numbers to control their newly occupied territories in England and the Welsh Marches. During the 12th century the Normans began to build more castles in stone, with characteristic square keeps that played both military and political roles. Royal castles were used to control key towns and the economically important forests, while baronial castles were used by the Norman lords to control their widespread estates. David I invited Anglo-Norman lords into Scotland in the early 1
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Castles have played an importa ...... original construction and use.
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Le Royaume-Uni compte de nombreux châteaux et notamment des châteaux-forts.
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Los castillos han jugado un pa ...... u construcción y uso original.
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Castle Stalker, Scotland
Conwy Castle, Wales
The Tower of London, England
White's Castle, Ireland
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Castles have played an importa ...... s into Scotland in the early 1
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Le Royaume-Uni compte de nombreux châteaux et notamment des châteaux-forts.
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Los castillos han jugado un pa ...... los castillos baroniales fuero
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Castillos de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda
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Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
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Liste des châteaux britanniques
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