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Bodiam Castle: Its Architectural Response to Medieval Weaponry Medieval warfare played a tremendous role in the architectural design of castles throughout Europe. As weaponry technology increased throughout the years, the architecture of castles and buildings were forced to evolve as a solution to the different forms of weapons. Methods such as sapping, battering rams, catapults, and trebuchets played a large impact on the construction and architectural design of Bodiam Castle as well as the majority of other monuments scattered throughout Europe. Bodiam Castle is situated beside the River Rother in East Sussex, England, and was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge in order to defend the proximate area from invasion by the French1. The layout of Bodiam Castle is quite possibly the epitome of what people picture a castle is to look. With an almost square construction, the picturesque Bodiam Castle has a notable symmetry and is surrounded by a wide...

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