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the addition of new baileys , their walls incorporating flanking towers and aggressive gatehouses according to the new principles , even though the site did not lend itself to the concentric develop- ment . Thus the Dorset fortress of ...
the addition of new baileys , their walls incorporating flanking towers and aggressive gatehouses according to the new principles , even though the site did not lend itself to the concentric develop- ment . Thus the Dorset fortress of ...
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piecemeal only : the addition of flanking towers , like the Gray Mare's Tail at Warkworth ( 66 ) , to weaker or more exposed sections of the curtain ; the provision upon an existing enceinte of a new gatehouse as at Trematon ( 13 ) ...
piecemeal only : the addition of flanking towers , like the Gray Mare's Tail at Warkworth ( 66 ) , to weaker or more exposed sections of the curtain ; the provision upon an existing enceinte of a new gatehouse as at Trematon ( 13 ) ...
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of London's outer wall are Tudor additions to the castle , and it is not until the mid - sixteenth century ... and early fourteenth centuries were often provided with more than one main gate in addition to lesser gates or posterns .
of London's outer wall are Tudor additions to the castle , and it is not until the mid - sixteenth century ... and early fourteenth centuries were often provided with more than one main gate in addition to lesser gates or posterns .
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Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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| Title | English Medieval Castles |
| Author | Reginald Allen Brown |
| Publisher | Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1961 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 24 Feb 2007 |
| Length | 208 pages |
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