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Was Raglan Castle better to live
in and easier to defend than
Goodrich Castle?
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The Owner’s Rooms at Raglan
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The Great Tower
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Bedrooms
Living room (solar)
Small Hall (dining room)
Kitchen
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Evidence to prove this includes?
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The Owner’s Rooms at Raglan
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Between the
Gatehouse and the
Great Tower
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What evidence is there to show that
these were rooms for an important
person?
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Goodrich’s Owner’s Rooms
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The Owner’s Rooms at Goodrich
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The Solar
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Guest or Work Room in the basement
Owner’s Hall or Solar on the Ground
Floor
Bedrooms and wall walk on the first
floor
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What evidence survives to support
this interpretation?
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Which castle had the most impressive set of Owner’s
Rooms?
Explain why
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The Ghostly Lovers of Goodrich
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The castle was besieged during the English Civil War by Parliamentarian forces. Alice
was the niece of Colonel Birch, a Parliamentarian leader of the forthcoming siege of
the castle. Alice was in love with Charles Clifford, a young Royalist. The couple took
refuge in Goodrich Castle to escape the conflicts of the war. When Colonel Birch
besieged the castle, Alice and Charles were trapped in the middle of the struggle.
After heavy rains all day, the couple waited till nightfall and made their way under the
moonlight out of the castle to try and find safety across the River Wye which flows
next to the castle. But they failed to account for the flooded level of the river from the
rains and its quick moving waters. When the couple tried to cross the river, the rough
waters swept them away to their deaths.
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Their ghosts have been spotted around the castle walls and at the foot of the ruins
near the river's edge. It is said that during stormy weather when the water gets
agitated, their shrieks of terror can be heard coming from the river.
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Go to http://www.wyenot.com/goodrich01.htm to discover a photograph of the
ghosts!
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Raglan’s Fountain Courtyard
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Fountain Courtyard at Raglan
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These were rooms
for important
people
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What evidence survives to support
this statement?
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Fountain Courtyard at Raglan
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What evidence is shown in this picture
to show these were rooms for
important visitors?
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How many rooms were in this part of
the castle?
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What other important features were
found in the Fountain Courtyard?
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The Long Gallery
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The South Gate at Raglan
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What do you think was the purpose of
this entrance?
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What evidence survives to suggest
this was the oldest part of the castle?
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Reception Rooms at Raglan
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These were
important rooms
for receiving
visitors?
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What evidence survives to support
this interpretation?
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Eastern Block at Goodrich
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Eastern Rooms at Goodrich
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These were rooms
for important
people
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What evidence survives to support
this statement?
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Who might have lived in these rooms?
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Which Castle had the better rooms for rich people?
Raglan
Goodrich
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The Chapel at Raglan
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This was a small
and simply
designed chapel
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What evidence survives to support
this interpretation?
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The Chapel at Goodrich
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This was a very
impressive chapel
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What evidence survives to support
this interpretation?
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Is there more evidence inside the
chapel?
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The Chapel at Goodrich 2
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This was a very
impressive chapel
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What evidence survives to support
this interpretation?
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Is there more evidence inside the
chapel?
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Which Castle had the better Chapel?
Raglan
Goodrich
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Pitched Stone Courtyard
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Raglan’s Pitched Stone
Courtyard
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This is an area for
the workers.
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What evidence survives to show that
this section of the castle is a place of
work?
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The Great Hall at Raglan
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What evidence survives to show this
was a very impressive building?
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What was the purpose of this
building?
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The Great Hall at Goodrich
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What evidence survives to show this
was a very impressive building?
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Was this building more impressive
than Raglan’s Great Hall?
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The Great Hall at Goodrich 2
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What evidence survives to show this
was a very impressive building?
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Was this building more impressive
than Raglan’s Great Hall?
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Which castle had the better Great Hall?
Raglan
Goodrich
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The Buttery at Raglan
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What was the Buttery?
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What evidence remains of the Buttery?
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What evidence survives of rooms on
the upper levels?
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Comment on the quality of evidence
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The Kitchen Tower and Pantry
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These were part of
a connected
system of rooms
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What other rooms were involved in
this system?
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What evidence survives of rooms on
the upper levels?
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Inside the Kitchen Tower
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This was a large
and modern
kitchen
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What evidence survives to support
this interpretation?
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Goodrich’s Kitchen
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How is the Kitchen connected to other
parts of Goodrich Castle?
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What evidence survives of the
kitchen?
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Goodrich’s Kitchen 2
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What evidence survives of the
kitchen?
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Goodrich’s Kitchen 3
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What evidence supports this
interpretation of the kitchen?
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The Office Wing at Raglan
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Which rooms were involved in the
production of food?
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What evidence survives of these
rooms?
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What was the purpose of the other
rooms in the Office Wing?
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What evidence survives of these
rooms?
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The Stable Block at Goodrich
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In which part of the castle is the Stable
Block?
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What evidence survives of the Stable
Block?
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Why are there so few additional rooms
at Goodrich?
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Which castle had the better
rooms for working in?
Explain your answer
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Was Raglan easier to defend than
Goodrich?
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The Position of the Castles
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Raglan
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Goodrich
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Raglan’s Entrance Defences
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Defence features:-
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Machicolations on Flanking Towers
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Windows / arrow slits
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Drawbridge Control Room
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Door and Portcullis
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Gunports
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Inside Raglan’s entrance
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Surviving evidence
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Large windows
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Door hinges
Draw bar holes
Portcullis grooves
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Hole for drawbridge counter-weight
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Gunport holes
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Great Tower and Entrance
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The Barbican at Goodrich
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What was the purpose of a Barbican?
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What evidence survives of the
Barbican?
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Goodrich’s Entrance Defences
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Defence features:-
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Drawbridge control room
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Flanking Towers
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Arrow Slit
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Drawbridge, door and portcullis
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Steep flight of steps
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Inside Goodrich’s entrance
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Surviving evidence
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Holes for door hinges
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Holes for draw bar on door
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Portcullis grooves
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Arrow slits
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Murder holes in roof
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Guard passage
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Which castle had the best entrance defences?
Raglan
Goodrich
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Raglan’s Great Tower
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Defence Features:-
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Larger windows are high up
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Hexagonal Tower
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Cross-shaped arrow slit
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Gunports
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Outer wall, corner towers
Cross-shaped arrow slit
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Moat
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Entrance to Great Tower
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Defence Features
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Narrow windows
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Slots for two drawbridges
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Large window
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Servant drawbridge on right
Ceremonial drawbridge in centre
Cross-shaped arrow-slit
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Moat
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Goodrich’s Keep
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Features include:-
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Rectangular Tower
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Larger windows are higher up
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Arrow slit
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First Floor entrance
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Ground floor cellar
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Dungeon in basement
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Which Castle had the best Tower?
Raglan
Goodrich
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Outer walls at Raglan
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Defence features:-
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Hexagonal Towers
Larger windows on upper floors
Narrower windows on lower floors
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Gunports in Kitchen Tower
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Steep bank and slope
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Outer walls at Goodrich
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East Wall features
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Keep overlooks inner wall
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Large crennelations and arrow slits
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Wall walk behind crennelations
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Square Towers extend out from the
wall
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Built on solid rock
Dry moat or ditch
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Which Castle had the best Walls?
Raglan
Goodrich
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Defensive organisation at Raglan
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Three defensive
areas
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Great Tower is outside the main part of
the castle
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Two courtyards form clear defensive
zones
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Defenders can retreat into any of the
Towers.
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There is a thin outer wall around the
whole castle
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Goodrich’s organisation
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Two main areas
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This is a semi-concentric castle. It has
an outer wall on two sides, with a
steep cliff face protecting the other
two sides.
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The inner walls are higher than the
outer walls.
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Defenders can retreat into Towers
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Keep is well protected
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A barbican protects the entrance
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Which castle had the better
defensive organisation?
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Was Raglan better to live in and
easier to defend?
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