#castle building

[angevinyaoiz]

slowly putting my comics on my hobby site. Hee heee

Once my wrist heals up. there will be MORE nonsense

[histoireettralala]

Growth and prosperity

Philip II showed interest in urban development, particularly over financial benefit for the crown and political gain by alliance with urban elites. There is a distinction to be made between the treatment of towns in the demesne and those outside it. Philip, like his predecessors, was prepared to make wider grants of privilege to towns outside the demesne so as to appear as their protector.

Paris was now unquestionably the capital of the Capetian realm and a major European city. Its schools became a university in this period, attracting leading intellectuals and scholars, and many students. Philip built a covered market at Les Halles for the merchants and paved the main streets. He built a new wall and the castle of the Louvre, defending Paris from the west. Recent excavations beneath the modern art gallery and its courtyard have shown the true dimensions and strength of Philip's fortifications. The Louvre enclosed a space of 78 metres by 72. The new walls were four metres thick, studded with ten towers, and protected by a moat filled from the Seine. The central keep, the Grosse-Tour, was cylindrical and 31 metres high, protected by a circular dry ditch six metres deep. Ferrand of Flanders was imprisoned there after Bouvines. The Louvre had two gates, a drawbridge to the eastern gate to the town, and a southern gate with access to the river.

Philip added defences to other French towns. His first register noted work on Laon, Compiègne, St-Mard and Melun. Curtain walls, towers, gates and ditches were built. A major new tower was built at Bourges in 1190. Instructions were sent to Garnier the mason and Gilbert the ditcher. By the end of Philip's reign every major town in the demesne had a fortress and wall. Philip's castles were massive. The tower at Villeneuve-sur-Yonne was over 27 metres high with a ditch 13 metres wide. They also have architectural interest with the emphasis on round towers- as in the Louvre. The records mention at least 18 new cylindrical towers. Dun-le-Roi in Berry used the Louvre as a model. The tower at Issoudun was cylindrical; the added spur an early example of an en bec tower. Philip's last major castle was at Dourdan with the keep in one corner, concentrating on the walls rather than the interior- the direction in which castle planning would go. Philip II was one of the greatest of medieval castle-builders, on a level with Edward I.

Philip gave protection to fairs and markets throughout the realm, as for Compiegne in 1185, when merchants going to the fair were guaranteed royal protection. In 1209 the Champagne fairs were promised similar protection. It was part of Philip's bid for support from merchants, and brought additional revenue. Register A recorded demesne rights in 32 towns. Royal towns were more freely able to recruit new citizens from serfs admitted to them. Communes prospered under Philip. They welcomed the new independence in administration, justice and financial arrangements. They raised and trained their own militias and were loyal supporters of the crown. Philip was sympathetic to communes, making grants of the status to Chaumont in 1182, Amiens 1185 and Pontoise 1188. He was more cautious over towns in the demesne, though granted them privileges. Commune status was a means of winning support in newly conquered areas, as at Les Andelys and Nonancourt after the conquest of Normandy. Beauvais valued its new commune charter: 'in no event will it [the charter] be taken outside the city'. Citizens knew the value of royal support. Walter Tirel granted a commune to Foix, but the citizens still wanted royal approval - going to Philip in Paris for a charter. The value to the king was also considerable. The tallies collected by thebaillis from demesne towns were very profitable - £2,995 from Paris, £1,500 each from Etampes and Orleans. Possibly as much as 15% of royal income came from Paris but less pressure for payment was put on newly acquired towns. The period saw economic advance and prosperity for France. William the Breton noted the fertile fields and vines of his native Brittany, the salmon and eels caught from fishing, and the flourishing of trade.

Robert Fawtier- The Capetians Kings of France

[cap-sweet-and-salty-sadness]

Tiny Glade is so fun, despite the few prop items there is available in the game as of now. Honestly it makes me miss streaming because I'd love to be able to share the quiet, cosy atmosphere paired with the creative freedom.

[geekcavepodcast]

Tiny Glade FGS 2023 gameplay trailer

We could totally see a couple of the Geek Cave staffers chilling out and messing around with this relaxing castle-building game. Tiny Glade is due out on PC next year.

[allthingseurope]

Chateau de Carrouges, France (by Pom )

[itseden21]

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she rising on my v till i-

[hiding-under-the-willow]

anyways. What

[m1male2]

The magnificent Château de Chambord is the largest of the Loire châteaux, although it was built as a hunting lodge for the French king Francis I.

The original project was by Domenico da Cortona and Leonardo da Vinci is believed to have been involved in its design. Its construction lasted twenty years (1519-1539).

[aestum]

(by Martin Katler)

[the-meme-monarch]

prompt failed he thought it was pretty sick actually

(👍if you ship scc go away)

[helgatisha]

Castle 4 Olde Mill Lane

Download: simfileshare | patreon | boosty

ID helgatishagame

30x20

No CC

Henford-on-Bagley

Use bb.moveobjects

TOOLS mod is used

▶ add the files to your “Tray” folder

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[thegimmicky]

Minecraft snowy ruins

[unholyeldritch]

What a home vibe.

[oifaaa]

Recently have been considering just lying and telling people that it was actually retconed that joker no longer killed Jason it was plot twist someone else and jokers been lying about it this whole time bc you know got to find your own amusement in this world somehow

[runawayandhide]

Moreton Corbet Castle, England.

[folkling]

The Castle Estate pack is one of my favorite kits ever. That said, this is as far as I got because I completely don't know how to build a castle. I'm going to figure it out though, know that.