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With the exception of the two belated examples at Newcastle and Dover , however , this was to all intents the last of the great square ... The classic example in this country is the siege of Rochester by John in the October of 1215.
With the exception of the two belated examples at Newcastle and Dover , however , this was to all intents the last of the great square ... The classic example in this country is the siege of Rochester by John in the October of 1215.
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He is known to have constructed them at Hastings in Sussex and Tickhill in Yorkshire , and the example already noted at Arundel was his work . There are the remains of shell - keeps at Pickering in Yorkshire , Tonbridge in Kent , Lewes ...
He is known to have constructed them at Hastings in Sussex and Tickhill in Yorkshire , and the example already noted at Arundel was his work . There are the remains of shell - keeps at Pickering in Yorkshire , Tonbridge in Kent , Lewes ...
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Some of the older castles had gatehouses added to them at this period , as witness the fine example at Saltwood in Kent , erected in 1381 , with a fine pair of round towers more reminiscent of its prototype .
Some of the older castles had gatehouses added to them at this period , as witness the fine example at Saltwood in Kent , erected in 1381 , with a fine pair of round towers more reminiscent of its prototype .
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Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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| Title | The English Castle British heritage series English countryside series |
| Author | Hugh Braun |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | B. T. Batsford, Limited, 1936 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 10 Feb 2020 |
| Length | 120 pages |
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