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Next they marched against Warkworth ( 66 ) and took it , though , be it noted , with little difficulty since the castle's defences were weak . From Warkworth the host proceeded to New- castle upon Tyne , and here we are specifically ...
Next they marched against Warkworth ( 66 ) and took it , though , be it noted , with little difficulty since the castle's defences were weak . From Warkworth the host proceeded to New- castle upon Tyne , and here we are specifically ...
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It was not until the Easter of the next year , 1174 , that the Scots marched south again . As before , they came first to Wark , but this time laid siege to it . The first assault on the castle failed , and William called up his siege ...
It was not until the Easter of the next year , 1174 , that the Scots marched south again . As before , they came first to Wark , but this time laid siege to it . The first assault on the castle failed , and William called up his siege ...
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After three days ' unsuccessful effort before Prudhoe the siege was raised and , having divided his army , William the Lion himself marched upon Alnwick with a force of his French and Flemish allies . It was at Alnwick , before the ...
After three days ' unsuccessful effort before Prudhoe the siege was raised and , having divided his army , William the Lion himself marched upon Alnwick with a force of his French and Flemish allies . It was at Alnwick , before 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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Bibliographic information
| 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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