English Medieval CastlesSimmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1961 - 208 pages |
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Page 152
... garrisons had many dis- advantages , and it is debatable whether the feudal resources of the kingdom were ever adequate to garrison all the castles within it . However this may be , it is certain that , by the second half of the twelfth ...
... garrisons had many dis- advantages , and it is debatable whether the feudal resources of the kingdom were ever adequate to garrison all the castles within it . However this may be , it is certain that , by the second half of the twelfth ...
Page 157
... garrisons . At the siege of Kenilworth , for example , the garrison made repeatedly successful attacks upon the enemy's lines which caused much damage and loss of life among the royalists . The medieval garrison often con- tained a high ...
... garrisons . At the siege of Kenilworth , for example , the garrison made repeatedly successful attacks upon the enemy's lines which caused much damage and loss of life among the royalists . The medieval garrison often con- tained a high ...
Page 170
... garrison were hanged . The garrison of Kenilworth , who had given far greater trouble to the royal forces besieging them , eventually agreed to a truce , and when the term was up were allowed to withdraw with honour . It may be that ...
... garrison were hanged . The garrison of Kenilworth , who had given far greater trouble to the royal forces besieging them , eventually agreed to a truce , and when the term was up were allowed to withdraw with honour . It may be that ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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