Crumbling Castles Exploring the differentiation between besieged and non-besieged castles using military material, with a case study of eight castle in the county of Holland during the period 1250 – 1450. Part 1 Casper Johann van Dijk Casper Johann van Dijk Address: Vrijheidslaan 822 E-mail:
[email protected] Tel. : + 31 629483187 Front Image: MS. Bodl. 264 f.255r Crumbling Castles Exploring the differentiation between besieged and non-besieged castles using military material, with a case study of eight castle in the county of Holland during the period 1250 – 1450. Bachelor Thesis Archaeology ARCH 1043WY Casper Johann van Dijk, s142854
[email protected] Supervisor: Drs E.J. Bult Northwest-Europe University Leiden, Faculty of Archaeology Leiden, 15 December 2016, Definitive version. Table of Content Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................. 5 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Reading Plan .............................................................................................................. 9 2. Castle types, military functions and social aspects ....................................................... 11 2.1 Military role of the castle ........................................................................................ 11 2.2 Castle types ............................................................................................................