What was life like inside a medieval castle?
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What was life like inside a medieval castle?
Picture a castle on a hill — thick stone walls, pointy towers, a flag snapping in the wind. From the outside it looks like one grand fortress. But step through the gate, and you'll find something more like a small, crowded town that never quite stops being busy. Let's go inside.
Right away, you'd notice it was cold. Stone holds the chill like a fridge, and most rooms only warmed up if a fire was roaring. People hung heavy woolen tapestries on the walls — big woven blankets, really — partly for decoration, but mostly to block the icy drafts that crept through every crack.
