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Thereafter castles were raised in ever - increasing numbers throughout the length and breadth of the land as the means whereby both the king and his barons riveted their rule upon the conquered kingdom . Contemporary chronicles are full ...
Thereafter castles were raised in ever - increasing numbers throughout the length and breadth of the land as the means whereby both the king and his barons riveted their rule upon the conquered kingdom . Contemporary chronicles are full ...
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So great an outlay of treasure has been described by Professor J. G. Edwards as ' the premium that Edward paid to insure his Welsh conquests against the fire of rebellion ' , for the raising of these castles resulted from the conquest ...
So great an outlay of treasure has been described by Professor J. G. Edwards as ' the premium that Edward paid to insure his Welsh conquests against the fire of rebellion ' , for the raising of these castles resulted from the conquest ...
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Edward I raised his great Welsh fortresses to hold down his new conquest of Wales , not as strongholds merely but as the ... while , in moments of crisis at least , their garrisons could be drawn upon to raise armies for the field .
Edward I raised his great Welsh fortresses to hold down his new conquest of Wales , not as strongholds merely but as the ... while , in moments of crisis at least , their garrisons could be drawn upon to raise armies for the field .
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