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Excellent thread Railtus. I've got a few questions- How large was the average person? I toured some castles in Europe and it was noted that people of the period tended to be smaller than modern times. Is this something that is period or geographically specific, or are people today in general taller than in the past? I know you said that attacks on castles before cannons was generally avoided, but are there any examples of a successful attack on a castle before the cannon era? How popular was the trebuchet? Were the preferred over standard catapults? I am interested in the evolution of defensive fortifications through Medieval times. What was used after cannons made castles obsolete? Were there any significant improvements made to castles before the cannon, or was the progress rather stagnant?
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