English Medieval CastlesSimmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1961 - 208 pages |
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Page 135
... Windsor , Scarborough or Newcastle under Henry II , at the Tower under Richard I , at Kenilworth or Knares- borough under John , at Winchester or the Tower again under Henry III and Edward I , are more typical of their age than the ...
... Windsor , Scarborough or Newcastle under Henry II , at the Tower under Richard I , at Kenilworth or Knares- borough under John , at Winchester or the Tower again under Henry III and Edward I , are more typical of their age than the ...
Page 136
... Windsor was converted finally from a fortress to the palace it now is . For all these great operations at Windsor detailed accounts and other documents survive , and have been printed , translated and commented upon at length in the ...
... Windsor was converted finally from a fortress to the palace it now is . For all these great operations at Windsor detailed accounts and other documents survive , and have been printed , translated and commented upon at length in the ...
Page 182
... Windsor , in the lower bailey , to the east of the existing hall now much improved , new royal lodgings and a new chapel were raised , with a cloister between them , surrounding a lawn , and provided with a stone bench near the king's ...
... Windsor , in the lower bailey , to the east of the existing hall now much improved , new royal lodgings and a new chapel were raised , with a cloister between them , surrounding a lawn , and provided with a stone bench near the king's ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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