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Castle

A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars usually consider a castle to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a mansion, palace, and villa, whose main purpose was exclusively for pleasance and are not primarily…

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related to Bastions and star forts (16th century) · 29
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related to Later use and revival castles · 25
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related to Construction · 23
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related to Antecedents · 22
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related to Locations and landscapes · 20
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related to Advent of gunpowder · 19
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related to Defining characteristics · 19
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related to 11th century · 15
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related to 13th to 15th centuries · 14
Castle → Belvoir, Chevaliers, Crusader, Design, If, In, Knights Hospitaller, Knights Templar, Krak, Margat, Military Orders, Teutonic Knights, The, There
related to Origins (9th and 10th centuries) · 12
Castle → Carolingian Empire, Discussions, Europe, However, It, Magyars, Muslims, Some, The, To, Vikings, While

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castles century built could europe would stone walls although towers often also defences used architecture building england sometimes timber structures

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Castleis atype of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders0.90text
hill fortsinstance ofhas also been applied to structures0.80text
19th-instance ofhas also been applied to structures0.80text
20th-century homes built to resemble castlesinstance ofhas also been applied to structures0.80text
towersinstance oflacking features0.80text
arrowslitsinstance oflacking features0.80text
relying on a central keepinstance oflacking features0.80text
moats evolved from their original purpose of defence into symbols of powerinstance ofso that devices0.80text
Constantinopleinstance ofsuch as the burhs of the Anglo-Saxons and the walled cities0.80text
Antioch in the Middle Eastinstance ofsuch as the burhs of the Anglo-Saxons and the walled cities0.80text
Warwick Castleinstance ofhe established 36 castles0.80text
which he used to guard against rebellion in the English Midlands.Towards the end of the Middle Agesinstance ofhe established 36 castles0.80text

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