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They , like the houses in the bailey , were ranged against the inside of the wall so that the centre of the small elevated enclosure was left free . At Southampton in 1187 the Pipe Roll refers to the building of the king's chambers upon ...
They , like the houses in the bailey , were ranged against the inside of the wall so that the centre of the small elevated enclosure was left free . At Southampton in 1187 the Pipe Roll refers to the building of the king's chambers upon ...
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And in the centre of this imposing self - sufficient structure , the twelfth- century square tower keep remained ( and still remains ) , though rendered militarily almost unnecessary by the lofty walls and towers which surrounded it .
And in the centre of this imposing self - sufficient structure , the twelfth- century square tower keep remained ( and still remains ) , though rendered militarily almost unnecessary by the lofty walls and towers which surrounded it .
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The residential buildings of the castle were ranged round the wall of the inner bailey , leaving a circular court- yard in the centre . Devices which have all the simplicity of genius added to the strength of the castle .
The residential buildings of the castle were ranged round the wall of the inner bailey , leaving a circular court- yard in the centre . Devices which have all the simplicity of genius added to the strength of the castle .
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Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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Bibliographic information
| 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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