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Kenilworth , to take a case in point , already possessed its massive tower keep long before King John spent the then very large sum of over £ 1,000 upon the castle . The contemporary chronicler William of Newborough 60 4 The Perfected ...
Kenilworth , to take a case in point , already possessed its massive tower keep long before King John spent the then very large sum of over £ 1,000 upon the castle . The contemporary chronicler William of Newborough 60 4 The Perfected ...
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The chronicler William of Newburgh tells the story of how , when in May 1198 the king , as was his custom , was inspecting and urging on the work , a shower of blood fell from the sky . The king's companions were much alarmed by what ...
The chronicler William of Newburgh tells the story of how , when in May 1198 the king , as was his custom , was inspecting and urging on the work , a shower of blood fell from the sky . The king's companions were much alarmed by what ...
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Lastly , we must notice that many of the engines and devices of siege - craft were commonly given fanciful names , sometimes derived from classical antiquity , which , loosely used by chroniclers not always well versed in military ...
Lastly , we must notice that many of the engines and devices of siege - craft were commonly given fanciful names , sometimes derived from classical antiquity , which , loosely used by chroniclers not always well versed in military ...
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