Make sure you line the castle up with the left or right vertical third to place it on a key focal point. With plenty going on in the scene you’ll want as much depth of field as possible ...

This meant the trebuchet could send a lighter projectile farther, providing more distance between those who fired the machines and deadly enemy archers at the castle. Here's how it works.

How you design your trebuchet will decide the fate of the castle wall—and it may also decide your fate as well. With some choices, your missile might land too short or fly too far. With others ...

A historic trebuchet billed as "Britain's biggest siege machine" has been rebuilt at Warwick Castle. The 18m (59ft) tall giant catapult, a replica of the castle's original medieval weaponry ...