English Medieval CastlesSimmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1961 - 208 pages |
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Page 38
... example of the general transition from timber to stone fortification . A letter of King John to the sheriff of ... examples have survived than could be wished . Our medieval ancestors , it may be noted , were severely practical and ...
... example of the general transition from timber to stone fortification . A letter of King John to the sheriff of ... examples have survived than could be wished . Our medieval ancestors , it may be noted , were severely practical and ...
Page 61
... example , of the Bigod walls at Framlingham ( 33 ) , of the Warenne keep at Conisborough ( 28 ) , or of the Earl Marshal's keep at Pembroke ( 29 ) , all raised about the year 1200 . There can be few better testimonies to the very ...
... example , of the Bigod walls at Framlingham ( 33 ) , of the Warenne keep at Conisborough ( 28 ) , or of the Earl Marshal's keep at Pembroke ( 29 ) , all raised about the year 1200 . There can be few better testimonies to the very ...
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... example of such a defensible house , in form something between a small rectangular tower keep and such a contemporary civil hall as that at Boothby Pagnell in Lincolnshire ( 17 ) . Another and better - known example of a small ...
... example of such a defensible house , in form something between a small rectangular tower keep and such a contemporary civil hall as that at Boothby Pagnell in Lincolnshire ( 17 ) . Another and better - known example of a small ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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