English Medieval CastlesSimmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1961 - 208 pages |
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Page 37
... existing strong- holds , stone walls and buildings gradually replacing the timber stockades and buildings of the original . It was , therefore , the medium rather than the underlying theory of fortification which was changed . The keep ...
... existing strong- holds , stone walls and buildings gradually replacing the timber stockades and buildings of the original . It was , therefore , the medium rather than the underlying theory of fortification which was changed . The keep ...
Page 54
... existing mound , which formed indeed an essential part of it . The tower keep also , when added to an existing castle , was not infrequently placed upon the mound , especially if the mound was large , or wholly or partly natural , as at ...
... existing mound , which formed indeed an essential part of it . The tower keep also , when added to an existing castle , was not infrequently placed upon the mound , especially if the mound was large , or wholly or partly natural , as at ...
Page 109
... existing castles , after the manner , though not always on the scale , of Kenilworth and Windsor . Thus at the episcopal castle of Durham ( 67 ) the later fourteenth century saw the enlargement of the hall by Bishop Hatfield ( 1345 ...
... existing castles , after the manner , though not always on the scale , of Kenilworth and Windsor . Thus at the episcopal castle of Durham ( 67 ) the later fourteenth century saw the enlargement of the hall by Bishop Hatfield ( 1345 ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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