English Castles, Volume 22B. T. Batsford, 1962 - 207 pages |
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Page 69
... defence which characterises the tower keep . In- deed , by virtue of the sweeping advances in fortification which are now our concern , the defence of the whole castle was becoming increasingly an aggressive affair of positive action ...
... defence which characterises the tower keep . In- deed , by virtue of the sweeping advances in fortification which are now our concern , the defence of the whole castle was becoming increasingly an aggressive affair of positive action ...
Page 76
... defence ' ( Hamilton Thompson ) . Logically quadrangular in plan , the castle consists of two symmetrical enclosing walls , of which the inner , forming the castle proper , is of course by far the stronger . Both make the utmost use of ...
... defence ' ( Hamilton Thompson ) . Logically quadrangular in plan , the castle consists of two symmetrical enclosing walls , of which the inner , forming the castle proper , is of course by far the stronger . Both make the utmost use of ...
Page 155
... defence by heavy guns . The garrison in its defence did not rely only upon ar- tillery to carry the war into the enemy's camp . It is note- worthy that in the account of the siege of Le Puiset in 1111 ( p . 138 ) the garrison made a ...
... defence by heavy guns . The garrison in its defence did not rely only upon ar- tillery to carry the war into the enemy's camp . It is note- worthy that in the account of the siege of Le Puiset in 1111 ( p . 138 ) the garrison made a ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
Early Stone Castles 35 336 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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amongst attack barbican Beaumaris Bedford Bodiam Bréauté building built Caerphilly Carnarvon Castle Hedingham Castle Rising castle-building castle's castles in Wales centre chamber chapel Château-Gaillard chronicler concentrated concentric castle Conquest contemporary Conway decline defence ditch Dover earl early earthwork Edward England English castles English Medieval Castles entrance example flanking towers fortification fortress fourteenth century garrison gate gatehouse gateway ground plan hall Harlech Henry II inner bailey inner ward keep-and-bailey castle Kenilworth Kidwelly King John king's Kirby Muxloe knights labour later Middle Ages lord machicolated mangonel medieval military architecture Middle Ages military importance moat motte motte-and-bailey motte-and-bailey castle mound Norman Orford outer bailey pele towers perhaps period Pipe Rolls quadrangular raised records reign residence residential Rhuddlan Rochester rôle round royal castles shell keep side siege siege-craft stands stone castle storey strength stronghold Suffolk surviving thirteenth century timber tower keep Tower of London tower-house tury twelfth century walls warfare whole William Windsor