English Medieval CastlesSimmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1961 - 208 pages |
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... motte alone without any adjacent bailey , and certain that very few were raised without any motte . The only early castles which could dispense with this invaluable citadel were either those rare examples , like the Peak in Derbyshire ...
... motte alone without any adjacent bailey , and certain that very few were raised without any motte . The only early castles which could dispense with this invaluable citadel were either those rare examples , like the Peak in Derbyshire ...
Page 37
... motte - and - bailey , but literally grew out of it , for the great majority of stone castles were raised upon the sites of existing strong- holds , stone walls and buildings gradually replacing the timber stockades and buildings of the ...
... motte - and - bailey , but literally grew out of it , for the great majority of stone castles were raised upon the sites of existing strong- holds , stone walls and buildings gradually replacing the timber stockades and buildings of the ...
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... motte of the motte - and - bailey , and indeed it was upon the motte that the simplest form of keep was invariably placed , its stonework replacing the earlier timber fortification . The stockade formerly planted upon the earthen ...
... motte of the motte - and - bailey , and indeed it was upon the motte that the simplest form of keep was invariably placed , its stonework replacing the earlier timber fortification . The stockade formerly planted upon the earthen ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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