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Page 54
Often , however , the great weight of the tower keep , together with the shape of the common rectangular type , made it quite unsuitable for such a position . Some- times the problem was solved by forceful adaptation .
Often , however , the great weight of the tower keep , together with the shape of the common rectangular type , made it quite unsuitable for such a position . Some- times the problem was solved by forceful adaptation .
Page 89
... must not be exaggerated . The adoption of gunpowder in this country was slow , and by the time that ordnance of sufficient power seriously to threaten contemporary fortification was at all common 89 FIVE The Decline of the Castle.
... must not be exaggerated . The adoption of gunpowder in this country was slow , and by the time that ordnance of sufficient power seriously to threaten contemporary fortification was at all common 89 FIVE The Decline of the Castle.
Page 103
... de- clining necessity for the residences of the great to take the form of fully defensive castles , made the addition of piecemeal defences to an existing manor - house , after the manner of Stokesay , both easier and more common .
... de- clining necessity for the residences of the great to take the form of fully defensive castles , made the addition of piecemeal defences to an existing manor - house , after the manner of Stokesay , both easier and more common .
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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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