HON 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Motte-And-Bailey Castle, Murder-Hole, Battlement
30 Dec 2017
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Castles were built as the crusades continued, and towns were built around the castles and connected together. Richard the lionheart vs. saladin was a final fight to take back. Richard the lionheart of england was chivalrous but brutal and had no heirs. Saladin was the muslim leader, a brutal and savage fighter with a sense of chivalry. A young kid goes to venice to get crusaders and an army. The crusaders sack constantinople but are excommunicated. They bring back artifacts including horses to san. Venetians run the byzantine empire for 30 years. Venice becomes a commerce center, but the. The crusades established economic ties between egypt/syria and italy. Ports and goods were built, and gave westerners access to. A fortification idea for the crusades meant developing the castles. Originally, conquering people used motte & bailey (hill & court or bailiff) built by william the conqueror.
