Life Inside a Medieval Castle (Cross Section)

Medieval Castles needed to be multiple things at once. They needed to be reflections of the leaders they represented – large and stately, suitable for housing the most important people in the world and surrounding them with luxury. But they also needed battlegrounds and strong fortifications that strengthened the defences of a town or city - therefore deterring invasion. The focal point of the towns and cities they defended, the Medieval Castle needed to not only house and support the land it owned, but stand as a signature and representation of the wealth of the crown and its nobles. Sending the message to invaders: 'You will not win here.'

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Show Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
Script: Natasha Martell
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I used to love finding these cross section books as a kid

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3:04 Those soldiers are going to be pissed when they realize they've been pushing the mangonel uphill backwards.

[olgtpyn]

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[TheWeirdWritter]

Rest of the world: Wales, what is your weird obsession?
Wales:

[jonimiller]

4:25 I know it’s a tiny detail but I love how each soldier has different coat of arms

[Liam]

I remember when Simple History used to put up a video like every two weeks, and now there’s one every few days. Keep up the good work!

[pabcu]

Now, do a video on mr krabs during his days in the navy

[ambermaccraig]

Now THIS is something that I have been waiting and asking for for a long time. I am a HUGE fan of anything and everything "medieval" and I am so grateful that SH finally decided to make a new history video on this topic. I have rewatched the old ones so many times that I can literally recite them by heart lol. As always, I love to hear Chris in these videos, they just wouldn't be the same (nor as pleasing to the ear) without you. Also, kudos to the creation team.., ty you guys for all your hard work! Together, y'all have developed the absolute best animated history channel on YouTube.

[ViktorCZ]

I suggest the next Cross section to be about Bastion forts

[connorthompson]

The cross-section concept is amazing!!! I’d love to see more of this.

[irishsaturday]

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[Cpt_Graftin]

This gives me nostalgia for a castle cross-section book I had as a kid.

[rewardunkind]

Please do a cross section of a 18th century naval tall ship

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Love the video style @simplehistory !
I enjoyed these style of books as a kid, and to see it in video format was amazing 👏

[PinnedonPlaces]

This is SO COOL. Love the incredible detailing in each segment. Thank you for bringing this history to life, we are castle nerds and love learning more about these incredible fortifications!

[J.Walker]

Always enjoy your content, this is a new topic for me and was disappointed to see it was no longer than it was. Still, I’ll take what I can get. Pretty sure we are all grateful for any new post and looking always looking forward to future post. I can’t imagine the work that goes into one of these videos, and thank you for that.

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[kryhvwm]

This was a very interesting cross-section video about castles, well done Simple History. I never knew Wales had THIS many castles before but that sounds very interesting and i also liked your Disney and Star Wars references.