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... in some cases were to alter radically the whole concept and design of the castle , the strength of the completed keep - and - bailey castles of the later twelfth and early thirteenth centuries must not be underestimated .
... in some cases were to alter radically the whole concept and design of the castle , the strength of the completed keep - and - bailey castles of the later twelfth and early thirteenth centuries must not be underestimated .
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1330 ) and Conway ( 1283–7 ) may be taken together as the two grandest examples in Britain of the new type of castle whose whole united strength was provided by the single circuit of its towered walls ( pp .
1330 ) and Conway ( 1283–7 ) may be taken together as the two grandest examples in Britain of the new type of castle whose whole united strength was provided by the single circuit of its towered walls ( pp .
Page 108
Similarly , the original strength of Tattershall , in spite of its fine machicolated parapet and general impressive appearance , can never have been great . Sumptuously appointed within , its entrances , in spite of a forebuilding now ...
Similarly , the original strength of Tattershall , in spite of its fine machicolated parapet and general impressive appearance , can never have been great . Sumptuously appointed within , its entrances , in spite of a forebuilding now ...
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