Topic: Dungeons and Dragons Year group: 2 Term: Summer 1 Castles: What were they built for? Who worked there? Where are castles in Places to explore: Jobs that people did within castles to think about: the United Kingdom? Some places to find out about: Cook -Lords and Ladies Name and find the 4 countries of the Parts of a castle to learn about: Harlech Castle United Kindgom. Where are some of Moat Bodiam Castle the castles listed on the map? Rochester Castle Caernarfon Castle Tamworth Castle Stirling Castle Portcullis Tower Knights and Jesters and musicians soldiers Gong Farmer Dungeon Battlements Questions: Homework link: Trip/visitor: -How do we learn about the past? See the links below: Warwick Castle – take a virtual tour -Do we still use ideas that were used for castles today? 1. YouTube clip https://www.warwick- -Why were castles built? 2. Facts/Quiz castle.com/explore/castle/history-restoration/ -Which of these people do you think had the most important job and why? -Do you think castles were successful? Why/ why not? Castle Portcullis Battlement Dungeon Moat A large building, mainly from A strong, heavy grate that A parapet on a wall, with A strong underground prison cell. A deep, wide ditch surrounding a Medieval times, with fortified can be lowered to block a regularly openings for castle, normally filled with water as a walls. gateway. shooting through. defence. Lord Servant Knight Gong Farmer Jester/ Fool A man of noble rank with A person who performs A man who served a Lord A person who removed human A professional ‘joker’ who power and authority. duties for others, normally as an armoured soldier. waste from pits and cesspools. entertained the Lord and his guests. inside a home. They often wore caps with bells and carried a mock sceptre. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AesgRREuCQI 2. https://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/castles/ .