The Victorians built castles all over the place but most of these were houses with a few gothic motifs stuck to them. Occasionally, just occasionally, someone had the great idea to build a fully defensible medieval castle. Why, in an age when the need for castles was long gone, would anybody go to the expense and trouble of building such an ediface?

To answer this question there are other questions that need to be addressed such as: What exactly is a castle? What kind of society needed such a building to function? Take a look at the sections below to understand the wider picture.

Medieval Society
Find out what kind of society depended on castles to function effectively.

Medieval Castles
Find out who built castles and why are they all so different.

Victorian Society
Read about a society that didn't need castles but built them anyway.

Victorian Castles
Find out about the Victorian castles and the people that built them.

Castles Comparison
Compare a C19th castle with medieval castles and discover just how authentic they were.

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