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T CHAPTER THREE Early Stone Castles HE architectural history of the English castle is usually one of continuous development from an early origin - followed , of course , all too often , by continous or rapid decline .
T CHAPTER THREE Early Stone Castles HE architectural history of the English castle is usually one of continuous development from an early origin - followed , of course , all too often , by continous or rapid decline .
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... built on one side of the mound ; at Kenil- worth the great tower keep of the Clintons appears to have been built over and engulfed the mound ; in all three cases the object was , of course , to set the foundations upon firm ground .
... built on one side of the mound ; at Kenil- worth the great tower keep of the Clintons appears to have been built over and engulfed the mound ; in all three cases the object was , of course , to set the foundations upon firm ground .
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The task of manning the castle's defences , of course , fell upon the garrison . At an early period after the Conquest all or part of the man - power required was at many castles provided by feudal means . Tenants of the lord of the ...
The task of manning the castle's defences , of course , fell upon the garrison . At an early period after the Conquest all or part of the man - power required was at many castles provided by feudal means . Tenants of the lord of the ...
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Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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accounts addition amongst appearance attack bailey Beaumaris building built Carnarvon carried castle caused centre chamber chapel chapter chronicler common concentrated Conquest contemporary continued course decline defence ditch Dover earlier early Edward England English entrance especially example existing fact feet fire flanking towers followed force fortification fortress fourteenth garrison gate gatehouse hall Henry hundred importance inner John King king's labour land late later least less London lord marched medieval Middle Ages military architecture moat motte mound Norman ordered original outer perhaps period placed present probably raised records reign remains residence residential Rochester Rolls round royal scale seen shell keep side siege simple stands stone strength strong stronghold thirteenth century timber tower keep twelfth century usually Wales walls ward warfare whole Windsor
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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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