English Castles, Volume 22B. T. Batsford, 1962 - 207 pages |
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Page 67
... sometimes built as a half - cylinder or polygon , its inner face being more or less flush with the line of the wall . This , we have seen , was done with the towers at Dover and Framlingham and they have their successors at Pembroke or ...
... sometimes built as a half - cylinder or polygon , its inner face being more or less flush with the line of the wall . This , we have seen , was done with the towers at Dover and Framlingham and they have their successors at Pembroke or ...
Page 150
... sometimes metal plates , for being constructed of timber they were otherwise inflammable , and were the chosen target of the garrison's Greek Fire . Fire , indeed , played a large part in medieval sieges and warfare in gen- eral , and ...
... sometimes metal plates , for being constructed of timber they were otherwise inflammable , and were the chosen target of the garrison's Greek Fire . Fire , indeed , played a large part in medieval sieges and warfare in gen- eral , and ...
Page 197
... sometimes in local conflicts and sometimes against the full force of Parlia- mentary armies . To the story of campaigns and the great battles of Naseby and Marston Moor which decided the issue of the war , we may add as footnotes 197.
... sometimes in local conflicts and sometimes against the full force of Parlia- mentary armies . To the story of campaigns and the great battles of Naseby and Marston Moor which decided the issue of the war , we may add as footnotes 197.
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 11 |
Introduction | 17 |
Early Stone Castles 35 336 | 35 |
Copyright | |
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