Internal View of the Castle

The construction of the castle was ordered by William the Conqueror and quickly constructed as a wooden Motte and bailey structure. A fortified stone castle replaced the wooden castle in 1260. The two main round towers were built at the front of the castle and the Chapel and large hall were built against the south wall. Various additions were made to Warwick Castle as time passed - Guys Tower and Caesar's Tower were added at the end of the fourteenth Century - these were built on the style of the French Donjon or Great Tower affording more security and luxury to Warwick Castle. The Warwick castle has a moat - this is a man made type of river that prevents enemies form just walking into the castle and attacking Another feature is a drawbridge - it is worked by workers in the castle and they pull the bridge up when enemies are invading. External View of the Castle Castle Layout Diagram

Warwick Castle Timeline

o 1066 – 1087 William Conqueror o 1087 – 1100 William Rufus o 1100 – 1135 Henry I o 1135 – 1154 Stephen o 1154 – 1189 Henry II o 1189 – 1199 Richard I o 1199 – 1216 John o 1216 – 1272 Henry III o 1272 – 1307 Edward I o 1307 – 1327 Edward II o 1327 – 1377 Edward III o 1399 – 1413 Henry IV o 1413 – 1422 Henry V o 1461 – 1483 Edward IV o 1483 - Edward V o 1483 – 1485 Richard III o 1485 – 1509 Henry VII o 1509 – 1547 Henry VIII o 1547 – 1553 Edward V o 1553 – 1558 Mary

Caesar's Tower ▪ The tower shape is described as trilobed - having three lobes ▪ Caesar's Tower has six storeys ▪ It is 44 meters (133 feet) high ▪ The lowest storey is a dungeon ▪ The second, third and forth storeys were constructed as family quarters ▪ The fifth storey was an ammunition store ▪ The sixth storey was designed as a guardroom with easy access to two tiers of battlements
Guys Tower ▪ Guys Tower was constructed on the same lines as Caesars Tower ▪ Ammunition store with a guardroom with easy access to the battlements ▪ It is 39 meters high

Uses of castles

1. Solid impenetrable walls (eg stone) with narrow windows, built down to bedrock so attackers can't tunnel underneath it, or gain entrance easily.

2. Moat filled with water.

3. Drawbridge
(i.e. bridge from the only castle entrance to the other side of the moat which can be raised vertically to deny entrance.)

4. Portcullis to block entry through castle wall entrance as required.

5. Stockpiles of ammunition

6. An absolutely secure water supply. With no water, defenders cannot withstand a siege.

7. If possible, entrance/exit at the end of a long tunnel from wall gateway, with narrow openings at its sides and roof.

8. Castle built on a height above surrounding countryside.

9. Towers were archers go to shoot enemies.
10.Castles are where people stay to be safe.

----------------------- o 1558 – 1603 Elizabeth I o 1625 – 1649 Charles I o 1660 - 1685 Charles II o 1685 – 1688 James II o 1689 – 1694 William and Mary o 1702 – 1714 Anne o 1714 – 1727 George I o 1727 – 1760 George II o 1760 – 1820 George III o 1820 – 1830 George IV o 1830 – 1837 William IV o 1837 – 1901 Victoria o 1901 – 1910 Edward VII o 1910 – 1936 George V o 1936 - Edward VIII o 1936 – 1952 George VI o 1952 - Elizabeth II

▪ Castles have a great hall, chapel, red room, drawing room, bedroom, boudoir, dining room and cedar room.