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We ought finally to look at one or two of these building - works of the later Middle Ages which , though increasingly concentrated upon domestic amenities , are not thereby necessarily smaller in scale or lacking in interest .
We ought finally to look at one or two of these building - works of the later Middle Ages which , though increasingly concentrated upon domestic amenities , are not thereby necessarily smaller in scale or lacking in interest .
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From the later twelfth century we find flat roofs covered with lead provided in castles , especially on keeps and towers , for petrariae , though there was always some danger of vibration weakening the masonry . Cannon in the later ...
From the later twelfth century we find flat roofs covered with lead provided in castles , especially on keeps and towers , for petrariae , though there was always some danger of vibration weakening the masonry . Cannon in the later ...
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The story has been used as one more nail in the coffin of John's reputation , yet , if later events at Bedford and Kenilworth are significant , it seems that the king's first thoughts were in accordance with contemporary customs of ...
The story has been used as one more nail in the coffin of John's reputation , yet , if later events at Bedford and Kenilworth are significant , it seems that the king's first thoughts were in accordance with contemporary customs of ...
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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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