English Castles, Volume 22B. T. Batsford, 1962 - 207 pages |
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Page 89
... decline . The complex reasons for this decline we shall have occasion to discuss later , towards the end of this book ( pp . 193-6 ) ; here it is enough to say that it results princip- ally from the changing political condition of the ...
... decline . The complex reasons for this decline we shall have occasion to discuss later , towards the end of this book ( pp . 193-6 ) ; here it is enough to say that it results princip- ally from the changing political condition of the ...
Page 90
... decline of the castle , namely the introduction of gunpowder into warfare , must not be exaggerated . The adoption of gunpowder in this country was slow , and by the time that ordnance of sufficient power seriously to threaten ...
... decline of the castle , namely the introduction of gunpowder into warfare , must not be exaggerated . The adoption of gunpowder in this country was slow , and by the time that ordnance of sufficient power seriously to threaten ...
Page 194
... decline of the castle reflects in turn the decline of feu- dalism in the later Middle Ages . But this convenient equa- tion helps little without some further comment . The pri- vate castle was the symbol and embodiment of the power of ...
... decline of the castle reflects in turn the decline of feu- dalism in the later Middle Ages . But this convenient equa- tion helps little without some further comment . The pri- vate castle was the symbol and embodiment of the power of ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
Early Stone Castles 35 336 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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