Castle were built to express the power of the lords by the richness and the massive strength

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Castles were built to express the power of the lord or king and to show the richness and the massive strength. They defended the local area by being an administrative centre for the lords were he would enforce his rights. These include holding court collecting taxes and imprisoning wrongdoers in the castle sometime. A key defensive feature of Rochester castle is that it's next to the river Medway. This was a good defensive feature because it blocks one side being used for an attack. Another key defensive feature of Rochester castle is that it is on a trade road. This was a good defensive feature because it would have had good communication with other city and town this also could be good because they would get supply in very quickly. Another key defensive feature was that is on a hill. This was a good defensive feature because the defenders would have been able see the emery come so they would have being ready for an on coming fight.

The defensive features that the castle had on the outside were the ditch. This would have being a lot steeper in medieval times. This was a good defensive feature because