THE EVOLUTION OF FORTRESSES | HISTORY RELAPSED

900 years of fortress evolution in just four minutes. Watch timber strongholds become stone castles, star forts and earth-covered concrete batteries. See how fire, siege engines, cannon and rifled artillery reshaped defensive design as settlements and landscapes changed around the walls. Every wall meets a new weapon. CHAPTERS 0:00 Timber & Earth 0:30 The Stone Keep 1:00 Walls Under Siege 1:30 Defence in Depth 2:00 The Age of Gunpowder 2:30 The Star Fort 3:00 Layers of Defence 3:30 Earth & Concrete Subscribe to History Relapsed for cinematic history in motion. Original 3D animation. An illustrative composite of European fortification developments, c. 1000–1900. #HistoryRelapsed #Castles #MilitaryHistory