English Castles, Volume 22B. T. Batsford, 1962 - 207 pages |
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... caused to be made , and poor men to be greatly oppressed . ' Something of the impact of the new castles and new ways of the invader upon the old society of the Anglo - Saxons is echoed in the terse record by Domesday Book ( 1086 ) of ...
... caused to be made , and poor men to be greatly oppressed . ' Something of the impact of the new castles and new ways of the invader upon the old society of the Anglo - Saxons is echoed in the terse record by Domesday Book ( 1086 ) of ...
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Reginald Allen Brown. the garrison made repeatedly successful attacks upon the enemy's lines which caused much damage and loss of life among the royalists . The medieval garrison often contained a high proportion of cavalrymen , knights ...
Reginald Allen Brown. the garrison made repeatedly successful attacks upon the enemy's lines which caused much damage and loss of life among the royalists . The medieval garrison often contained a high proportion of cavalrymen , knights ...
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... caused ancient , long - neglect- ed castles to be put once more into a state of defence . In the years which followed , many of them - and some hastily fortified and gallantly defended manor - houses as well- held out stoutly , usually ...
... caused ancient , long - neglect- ed castles to be put once more into a state of defence . In the years which followed , many of them - and some hastily fortified and gallantly defended manor - houses as well- held out stoutly , usually ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
Early Stone Castles 35 336 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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