Motte and Bailey Castles | William the Conqueror’s Early Defences

When the Normans invaded Britain, they began a serious building project. Hundreds of Motte and Bailey Castles popped up all over Britain. This video covers: - A brief history of the Motte and Bailey Castle - The features of a Motte and Bailey Castle - Advantages of Motte and Bailey Castles - Disadvantages of Motte and Bailey Castles It would be remiss of me to forget to mention the amazing animation of the Motte and Bailey, which I showed a few times zooming around, created by TimeRef, and they can be found at: These videos are made by Andy Hassan as part of the History Blast series. These are meant for educational purposes only. At the start of the video, I introduced the channel as ’History Bite’. Please note that this is the old name of History Blast, which was changed in August 2021. The use of the name can be attributed to the Trademark ’History Bites’, registered to Solomon Schmidt.