Castles, the key to power in Medieval England

... For hundreds of years in the Middle Ages, powerful and important people believed in castles. These people believed in castles because it was the key to power, importance and triumph over the land. Before the Normans invaded England in 1066, the battle of Hastings, there were very few castles in England and its areas. By the end of Williams reign the number of castles had increased extremely rapidly. The Battle of Hastings was a very treasured part of history then, and still is today. It holds key sources of vital evidence that we rely on today to find out how people lived, worked and played in the Medieval period. We honour it because of the Normans. The French bought castles into England, created competition, battles and civil wars between different parts of the country. A primary source of evidence, one of the finest sources of evidence in the Middle Ages

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