The Evolution of the British Castle – A Short History

Written by Stuart Bazga


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Inrepparttar 12th century,repparttar 109137 Crusaders began their travels torepparttar 109138 Middle East inrepparttar 109139 name of god, encountered a differing style of castle to that which they had become accustomed to. One ofrepparttar 109140 most popular style of castles encountered had curtain walls with mural towers: palisades but with towers along its length from which to fire on attackers. This developed into concentric walls, givingrepparttar 109141 besieging army multiple obstacles to overcome just to get intorepparttar 109142 castle. The tower keep sometimes became part ofrepparttar 109143 wall in this type of fortification.

The advent of gunpowder andrepparttar 109144 development in weaponry, i.e. muskets and cannon fromrepparttar 109145 13th to 15th century, sawrepparttar 109146 rapid decline inrepparttar 109147 importance of building castles for defence, and yet again, another change in design. Castles had to be built with thicker and thicker walls. Eventually, evolution caught up. Not being able to keep abreast of technological advancements in fire power ofrepparttar 109148 era,repparttar 109149 defensive capability of these great castles was severely diminished, causing them to become obsolete.

Inrepparttar 109150 18th and 19th century British castles were built for very different reasons. The Aristocracy, who were nostalgic forrepparttar 109151 past, hadrepparttar 109152 most wonderful and splendid castles built for their pleasure. The most passionate of these builders was (Mad King) Ludwig of Bavaria inrepparttar 109153 19th century and his fairytale castle - Neuschwanstein.

I hope you enjoyed The Evolution ofrepparttar 109154 British Castle – A Short History

Do you want to find out about more ofrepparttar 109155 histories that lie behind some of Europe’s most picturesque, mysterious and notorious castles? Unravellingrepparttar 109156 legends and myths behind some of their most celebrated and not so renowned castles in a voyage of discovery and adventure…!

Then pay a visit to my website at Guide to Castles of Europe.

There you will discoverrepparttar 109157 history and myths of some of Europe’s most famous castles: Windsor Castle, TheTower of London, Dracula’s Castle and Blarney Castle (the home ofrepparttar 109158 Blarney stone) to name a few.

I look forward to sharing in your experiences and discoveries that you have made from your journeys around Europe, visiting her many picturesque and unique Castles. Send me a message with your tales and I will post them on my website, so thatrepparttar 109159 world can discover these hidden treasures too.

Best wishes and have a great day!

Stuart Bazga www.guide-to-castles-of-europe.com © 2005 by guide-to-castles-of-europe.com. All rights reserved.

A Guide to Castles of Europe was born from childhood dreams and aspirations. It is my hope to educate and stimulate you into exploring these castles for youselves.




Helping New Parents and Infants Transition

Written by Veola Momon


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and confused becaused you have unanswered questions. 7. A good transition relieves stress. You asked all ofrepparttar questions fromrepparttar 109136 books and those your family and friends told you to, now you feel better. 8.A good transition consist also of getting to knowrepparttar 109137 individuals that will be personally caring for your infant. Communication is number one. The caregive should be informed ofrepparttar 109138 activities of your infant forrepparttar 109139 past three months. Compare it with what will becomerepparttar 109140 new schedule and work withrepparttar 109141 new caregiver to assist withrepparttar 109142 transition for your infant. 9.As you develop a relationship withrepparttar 109143 care giver you will be re- leiving yourself ofrepparttar 109144 question as torepparttar 109145 kind of care your infant will get. 10. Remember, it is ok to cry as many time as you feel like it because you are being seperated from you infant. Three thing happens when parents go back to work: a. Parents are separated from their infant,repparttar 109146 infant is seperated from their parents andrepparttar 109147 cargiver andrepparttar 109148 infant are alone with no clue as to how things will work out. 11.Speak to other caregivers that will care for your infant. Some individuals are hired that cannot read or write, some barely can read or write. In emergencies this could be a problem. Slow reading could cause a childs death so could no reading. It may be true that good workers are hard to find and there are good workers that are illeterate so where should they be placed for working in a child development center. Love, yes and no are teaching tools yet caregivers should be able to teach through plans and also developing plans for teaching. 12.One major thing to look for when doing interviews at a center, watch out forrepparttar 109149 kind of thin skin of information you get from a director and if you don't feelrepparttar 109150 meat and potatoes you need ask more questions and watch whererepparttar 109151 answers come from. 13.Ask to see guidelines forrepparttar 109152 center that governsrepparttar 109153 directors, curriculum director, teachers, cooks, houskeeping and traffic inrepparttar 109154 building. 14. Anyone apprehensive about answering any of those questions you should take another look at that facility. 15. The infant room should be kept clean at all time because infants crawl onrepparttar 109155 floors. Checkrepparttar 109156 floors and behindrepparttar 109157 beds if you are brazen enough and you will see just how dusty they are.

She taught for a year as a substitute teacher, worked with homeless families, shelters and for the past five years worked as an Infant room teacher opening and unfolding the latent talent with infants

Her company Veola Momon and Associates consults with those needing help in finding a good care center. Email: vmomon30317@yahoo.com


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