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Loss of Normandy
Chateau Gaillard
Location
Defended the route from Paris to Rouen - close enough to Rouen for men and supplies to reach it from the road and location on river meant it was reachable from England
Structure
Several thick walls and huge towers to defend them around the central great tower - curved walls meant no weak corner points for catapults
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Castle was sited on a narrow plateau surrounded by deep ravines - these steep slopes made attack difficult and impossible for mining under the walls
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John's loss of Normandy
When Richard died in 1199, John succeeded him and just five years later lost normandy
Why war restarted
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Hugh appealed to Phillip - Johns overlord who he had paid homage to - John refused to attempt Phillip's court which gave Phillip the opportunity to forfeit Johns lands in France
Why John lost normandy
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English barons
After years of war, barons were reluctant to partake in or finance another war
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Fall of chateau gaillard
John initially sent forces to attack the french when they reached the chateau but they were unsuccessful
Rather than send more troops and hold the chateau, John returned to England with troops as he deemed the situation to be hopeless when it was definitely not
After an impressive defence the castle fell to Phillip's siege after 6 months which shows the strength of the castle as it took phillip only 6 months to capture the rest of normandy
If john stayed and helped defend the chateau then he would of most likely been able to defend Normandy and the castle wouldn't've fell
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