
Bonus Ep 33 - The ORIGINS of The Great English Country Houses
The British English Podcast
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Is There a Dead King?
As the state stabilized and became ruled under a single ruler, the need for these castles disappeared. They split into three different entities: fortress, palace and city. Castle used to be residents of the king, but now the king didn't need to live in the fortress. Now it was just purely a utilitarian fortress for defense. And they changed in shape as well because the weaponry changed. But yeah, that's my fun fact about a dead king. Please continue.
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