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At Dover ( p . 49 ) the walls of Henry II's great keep are from twenty - one to twenty - four feet wide ; at Newcastle they measure fourteen feet at first - floor level ; at Rochester they are twelve feet at the base and ten at the top ...
At Dover ( p . 49 ) the walls of Henry II's great keep are from twenty - one to twenty - four feet wide ; at Newcastle they measure fourteen feet at first - floor level ; at Rochester they are twelve feet at the base and ten at the top ...
Page 50
It may be worth mentioning that though the keep at Dover was built by Henry II , while Castle Hedingham was the stronghold of the de Vere earls of Oxford , there is no architectural sign of any differing social status .
It may be worth mentioning that though the keep at Dover was built by Henry II , while Castle Hedingham was the stronghold of the de Vere earls of Oxford , there is no architectural sign of any differing social status .
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This , we have seen , was done with the towers at Dover and Framlingham and they have their successors at Pembroke or Llanstephan , though the other feature of the earlier towers , that they are left open to the bailey , is very rarely ...
This , we have seen , was done with the towers at Dover and Framlingham and they have their successors at Pembroke or Llanstephan , though the other feature of the earlier towers , that they are left open to the bailey , is very rarely ...
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