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Yet though it is true that the idea of one concentrated strongpoint , serving both as the principal defence and the principal residence of the castle , never entirely dis- appeared from English medieval military architecture , the com- ...
Yet though it is true that the idea of one concentrated strongpoint , serving both as the principal defence and the principal residence of the castle , never entirely dis- appeared from English medieval military architecture , the com- ...
Page 76
... is surrounded by a further wall , often with its own flanking towers , slighter in strength and lower in elevation than the main towered wall which thus covers it by fire - power , and to which it is simply an outer - ring defence .
... is surrounded by a further wall , often with its own flanking towers , slighter in strength and lower in elevation than the main towered wall which thus covers it by fire - power , and to which it is simply an outer - ring defence .
Page 157
The garrison in its defence did not rely only upon artillery to carry the war into the enemy's camp . It is noteworthy that in the account of the siege of Le Puiset in 1111 ( p . 142 , above ) the gar- rison made a highly successful ...
The garrison in its defence did not rely only upon artillery to carry the war into the enemy's camp . It is noteworthy that in the account of the siege of Le Puiset in 1111 ( p . 142 , above ) the gar- rison made a highly successful ...
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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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