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A quite small force of unskilled labour would suffice , directed by some Norman lordling who , having skilfully chosen the site , could adequately control the work . The Bayeux Tapestry vigorously portrays a scene that must 8 English ...
A quite small force of unskilled labour would suffice , directed by some Norman lordling who , having skilfully chosen the site , could adequately control the work . The Bayeux Tapestry vigorously portrays a scene that must 8 English ...
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Of the architect , craftsmen and labour responsible for the design and execution of the castle , the Pipe Rolls unfortunately tell us nothing , and though it has sometimes been suggested that a certain Master Alnoth , a well - known ...
Of the architect , craftsmen and labour responsible for the design and execution of the castle , the Pipe Rolls unfortunately tell us nothing , and though it has sometimes been suggested that a certain Master Alnoth , a well - known ...
Page 125
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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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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