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Why Normans Built Castles and Cathedrals in England  

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Why Normans Built Castles and Cathedrals in England Starting with the most important and finishing with the least important, this Is my list on 'Why Norman's built Castles and in England. * For protection * To make the Town and surrounding areas a lot stronger * To demonstrate their power * To keep Law and Order The Normans mainly built Castles for protection. A Castle in a Town or Village would be very important to the villagers, and if you lived inside the castle. In the Bailey you would be in an even stronger position. Castles are strong because a lot of them are made from stone, and stone doesn't burn at all. This meant the attackers would find it a lot harder to attack. Norman people were very rich indeed, so they also spent lots of money building castles and cathedrals to demonstrate their power. If you want to build a castle it...

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