All Castle Defences Explained | Features, Uses & How They Developed

My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Kobean_History My Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/Twp4JQP (discord.gg/Twp4JQP) 00:00 Introduction 00:43 How did castles develop? 02:00 Motte and Bailey Castle 02:34 Stone Castle 03:04 Concentric Castle 03:37 The Decline of Castles 04:16 The Development of Defensive Walls 05:57 Parts & Features of a Castle Wall 06:12 Enceinte 07:10 Ramparts 07:24 Battlements 07:36 Crenelations 08:44 Arrowslits 10:47 The Development of Arrowslits 12:16 Types of Arrowslits 13:45 Loopholes & Cannoniers 14:15 Hoardings 15:56 Machicolations 17:19 Plinth/Talus/Batter 18:35 Brattice 19:48 Bartizan 19:58 Buttresses 20:18 Bastion 20:35 Shield Wall 21:05 Wall Towers 22:50 Open Back Tower 23:22 Tower Shapes & Designs 26:12 Flanking Towers & Tower Location 27:06 Moat Use & Development 29:25 Dry Moat 29:57 Neck Ditch 30:38 Cross Ditch 30:52 Wet Moat 32:19 Gatehouse 34:39 The Approach 35:45 Drawbridge 36:43 Drawbridge Types & Designs 40:16 Gatehouse Door 41:34 Wicket Gate 42:51 Pedestrian Gate 43:43 Portcullis 45:08 Portcullis Trap 45:36 Gatehouse Passage 45:58 Murder Holes 46:49 Divine Protection 47:21 Trap Door 47:48 Later Gatehouse Developments 49:21 The Gatekeep 50:20 The Most Defensive Gatehouse 51:24 Built to Impress 52:07 Postern Gate & Sally Port 54:21 Barbicans 54:45 Barbican Types & Designs Music by Vindsvept (Night of the Fae, Lake of Light) https://www.youtube.com/user/Vindsvept CC BY 4.0 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/