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Aim: to find out the role of castles in English history and contemporary world. Problems: -to study the history of their appearance, - to investigate the purpose of their building - to trace their further development - to analyse their role in contemporary world - to find the most interesting information about castles - to choose the most popular - to find out some legends about mysterious events which are connected with castles
Periods when castles appeared: The Bronze Age ( 1800-600BC) The Iron Age and the Romans (600BC-400AD) The Dark Ages (400AD-1066AD) The Middle Ages (1066-1500)
Purposes of castles for living for trading for defending of tribes as shelter from cold and animals a meeting place a symbol of Power
History of Warwick castle, its construction Warwick Castle is one of the most famous and daunting castles in the World. It was used as a fortification until the early 17th century, when Sir Fulke Greville converted it to a country house.
Queen Elizabeth II Nowadays Windsor castle is one of the official residences of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen is officially in residence at a Windsor castle twice a year : in April and also in June.
Exhibitions Exhibition in the White Tower Mint of the Tower of London The crown Jewels exhibition
“Greyfriars Booby” Edinburgh has many associations with dogs, including the famous "Greyfriars Bobby".
The most popular: The Tower of London 165,000 Windsor Castle 90,500 Warwick Castle 90,500 Scotland Edinburgh Castle 74,000 Wales Cardiff Castle 15,000
Our survey We asked some pupils what associations they had when we said “BRITAIN” and 11% of pupils named “CASTLE” as a main part of the country.