Under Siege..

A kingdom’s main defense was its castle. In medieval times, the invaders used ladders with means to climb over the walls. However this tactic was disadvantaged by flaming arrows, boiling oil or ladders being pushed away from the walls. Castles were most formidable if built on rocky cliffs. Another tactic to help secure a castle was to build near a natural body of water or use an artificial water way in the form of a moat.

A kingdom’s main defense was its castle. In medieval times, the invaders used ladders with means to climb over the walls. However this tactic was disadvantaged by flaming arrows, boiling oil or ladders being pushed away from the walls. Castles were most formidable if built on rocky cliffs. Another tactic to help secure a castle was to build near a natural body of water or use an artificial water way in the form of a moat.