Download
1 / 11
110 likes | 210 Views
What is the best way to attack a castle?. WALT – describe methods of medieval siege warfare. Place the dates in chronological order. 1BC. 5,000BC. 1224. 534AD. 100AD. 1154. 15,000BC. 1999. 1485. Choose your task.
E N D
What is the best way to attack a castle? WALT – describe methods of medieval siege warfare
Place the dates in chronological order 1BC 5,000BC 1224 534AD 100AD 1154 15,000BC 1999 1485
Choose your task • Stick each of the pictures in your book and write a few sentences about each method of attack. • Make a leaflet about the methods of attack explain what each one is. • You are a soldier in William’s army and one of your baron’s has not followed your orders. You are going to attack his castle in Durham. Write a letter to Lord Neville, one of your closet supporters, explaining to him how he is going to attack the castle. You may need to tell him what he needs to build and why because he has never come across some of these methods before!
Task A siege tower was made from…
Undermining was… A mangonel…
Scaling ladders… A trebuchet…
Fire was… A sneak attack was…
Canons were… Besieging was when…
Trebuchet Trebuchet Mangonel Mangonel Cannon Cannon Scaling Ladders Scaling Ladders Fire Fire Siege Towers Siege Towers Undermining Undermining Sneak Attack Sneak Attack Besieging Besieging
Now say what you have picked as your top choice and why!! Rank the ways of attacking a castle 1-9. At the top should be the best way of attacking the castle, down to the worst way of attacking a castle.
