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But perhaps the most exciting revelation made by these accounts , over and above the great cost of the work which they show , is the size and composition of the labour force involved . At Harlech in the summer of 1286 an average weekly ...
But perhaps the most exciting revelation made by these accounts , over and above the great cost of the work which they show , is the size and composition of the labour force involved . At Harlech in the summer of 1286 an average weekly ...
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The castle , however , was well provisioned and stoutly defended , while Odinel de Umfraville , its lord , rode through the country raising a force for its relief : ' on maned Bauçan * ... ... spurring continually day and night ' .
The castle , however , was well provisioned and stoutly defended , while Odinel de Umfraville , its lord , rode through the country raising a force for its relief : ' on maned Bauçan * ... ... spurring continually day and night ' .
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Based upon the castle , and more or less secure within it from all but a full - scale attack , the small force of the garrison could ... to devastate the lands of the.r enemies , or to launch attacks on marauding and hostile forces .
Based upon the castle , and more or less secure within it from all but a full - scale attack , the small force of the garrison could ... to devastate the lands of the.r enemies , or to launch attacks on marauding and hostile forces .
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Bibliographic information
| Title | English Castles Volume 21 of Batsford paperbacks |
| Author | Reginald Allen Brown |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | B. T. Batsford, 1962 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 Jun 2008 |
| Length | 207 pages |
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