LUCIE’S CASTLE

Cambridge castle

MODERN CAMBRIDGE CASTLE

FIRE HAZARD

Cambridge castle was burnt down in 1174.if you

think they learned from that ,you were wrong . The

castle was still made of wood and still had thatched

roofs . You guessed it , Cambridge Castle burnt down

again in1385. The castle was rebuilt in stone.

CAM RIVER IN CAMBRIDGE

ATTACK

Cambridge Castle was attacked many times. The

route to England the castle protected was important

to merchants. If the residents of Cambridgeshire

started to charge taxes, they would soon be rich.