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It employed the oldest of all methods of fortification , the earthwork , and in all save a few rare instances was devoid of any stone building , being a simple but very efficient fortress of earthwork and timber alone .
It employed the oldest of all methods of fortification , the earthwork , and in all save a few rare instances was devoid of any stone building , being a simple but very efficient fortress of earthwork and timber alone .
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1350 ) consists merely of a simple , walled , rectangular enclosure with a square keep at one end and perhaps a gatehouse at the other . In fact it is very difficult to distinguish at all clearly between these lesser castles and the ...
1350 ) consists merely of a simple , walled , rectangular enclosure with a square keep at one end and perhaps a gatehouse at the other . In fact it is very difficult to distinguish at all clearly between these lesser castles and the ...
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... were relatively simple , quick and cheap to construct . A quite small force of un- skilled labour would suffice , directed by some Norman lordling who , having skilfully chosen the site , could adequately control the work .
... were relatively simple , quick and cheap to construct . A quite small force of un- skilled labour would suffice , directed by some Norman lordling who , having skilfully chosen the site , could adequately control the work .
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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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