English Castles, Volume 22B. T. Batsford, 1962 - 207 pages |
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Page 116
... records of their transactions . The Eng- lish medieval state , it may be noted , was amongst the first to adopt the systematic creation and keeping of written records and to establish an efficient bureaucracy . The rec- ords which ...
... records of their transactions . The Eng- lish medieval state , it may be noted , was amongst the first to adopt the systematic creation and keeping of written records and to establish an efficient bureaucracy . The rec- ords which ...
Page 125
... records , like most surviving medieval records , are not complete , but taken to- gether they shed a flood of light upon the way in which this great operation was carried through . They show clearly the seasonal character of medieval ...
... records , like most surviving medieval records , are not complete , but taken to- gether they shed a flood of light upon the way in which this great operation was carried through . They show clearly the seasonal character of medieval ...
Page 153
... records mention some fifty - seven members of the rebel garrison , including twenty - six knights , twenty men - at - arms , seven crossbowmen and a chaplain . Some of the numbers given by the chroniclers may be ex- aggerated ; the ...
... records mention some fifty - seven members of the rebel garrison , including twenty - six knights , twenty men - at - arms , seven crossbowmen and a chaplain . Some of the numbers given by the chroniclers may be ex- aggerated ; the ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
Early Stone Castles 35 336 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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