Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureBatsford, 1984 - 192 pages |
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... stronghold . The main residential and defensive building in a Norman stronghold was originally the ' tower ' or ' great tower ' ; hence this fortress is ' The Tower of London ' and not ' London Castle ' . Later the term ' donjon ' was ...
... stronghold . The main residential and defensive building in a Norman stronghold was originally the ' tower ' or ' great tower ' ; hence this fortress is ' The Tower of London ' and not ' London Castle ' . Later the term ' donjon ' was ...
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... strongholds of earlier times . Long after the master of the stronghold , his loyal followers , his humble sub- jects , his hated foes , have all returned to dust ; long after their ideals and fears and their civil- isation itself have ...
... strongholds of earlier times . Long after the master of the stronghold , his loyal followers , his humble sub- jects , his hated foes , have all returned to dust ; long after their ideals and fears and their civil- isation itself have ...
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... stronghold life and , hopefully , from the assassin's knife . One thing the Normans could not be accused of lacking , was energy . They certainly brought tireless enthusiasm to the task of stronghold- construction and they brought a ...
... stronghold life and , hopefully , from the assassin's knife . One thing the Normans could not be accused of lacking , was energy . They certainly brought tireless enthusiasm to the task of stronghold- construction and they brought a ...
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