Comment by timthelion

There is a pretty significant flaw in this article in that it assumes castles mostly defended against war. When you read history books, and actually visit real castles, you learn the main threats were insurection, rebellion, and disease. Most royalty who were killed were killed by people within the castle walls, so the argument 'well you'd just give up' simply doesn't apply. You don't 'just give up' if your brother is trying to kill you or there is a peasant rebellian. Neither of those situations typically involve unbreakable seiges.... The idea that castles are not built for internal defence goes against a tremendous amount of archeological evidence. They are choke full of trap doors, weird side rooms, and hiding spots.