English Castles |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 34
Page 29
Of these early Norman castles of earth and timber we have not only contemporary written descriptions but even contemporary pictures . The unique and invaluable pictorial record of the Norman Conquest preserved in the Bayeux Tapestry ...
Of these early Norman castles of earth and timber we have not only contemporary written descriptions but even contemporary pictures . The unique and invaluable pictorial record of the Norman Conquest preserved in the Bayeux Tapestry ...
Page 60
They were formidable fortresses and their tower keeps in particular were a near - perfect answer to the resources of contemporary siege - craft . Few English fortresses of this date have survived sufficiently unaltered for us to judge ...
They were formidable fortresses and their tower keeps in particular were a near - perfect answer to the resources of contemporary siege - craft . Few English fortresses of this date have survived sufficiently unaltered for us to judge ...
Page 102
Acton Burnell in Shropshire is another pleasing example of an early fortified manor house , roughly contemporary with Stokesay . But as the military need for the full - scale defences of the castle proper declined from the later ...
Acton Burnell in Shropshire is another pleasing example of an early fortified manor house , roughly contemporary with Stokesay . But as the military need for the full - scale defences of the castle proper declined from the later ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Common terms and phrases
accounts addition amongst appear architecture attack bailey base building built Carnarvon castle caused centre chamber chapel chronicler common completed concentrated Conquest contemporary continued Conway decline defence ditch Dover earl earlier early Edward England English entrance especially example existing fact Figure fire flanking towers followed force fortification fortress fourteenth garrison gate gatehouse hall Henry hundred importance inner interesting John King king's kingdom labour land late later least less London lord medieval Medieval Castles Middle Ages military military architecture moat mound Norman original outer perhaps period placed present probably raised records reign remains residence residential Rochester Rolls round royal scale seen side siege sometimes stands stone strength strong stronghold thirteenth century timber tower keep twelfth century usually Wales walls ward warfare whole Windsor