Old London: Papers Read at the London Congress, July, 1866J. Murray, 1867 - 376 pages |
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... person to complete the investment of London , he found that ancient city resting upon the left bank of its river , protected on its landward side by a strong wall , with mural towers and an exterior ditch . The enclosure , of about 370 ...
... person to complete the investment of London , he found that ancient city resting upon the left bank of its river , protected on its landward side by a strong wall , with mural towers and an exterior ditch . The enclosure , of about 370 ...
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... persons , the household occupying the floor below . Always architecturally plain , the walls were probably painted and hung with tapestry , and the eastern windows contained stained glass , placed there , with other ornaments , by the ...
... persons , the household occupying the floor below . Always architecturally plain , the walls were probably painted and hung with tapestry , and the eastern windows contained stained glass , placed there , with other ornaments , by the ...
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... person abreast . For purely military purposes all this was advan- tageous . Supposing a score of resolute men to gar- rison the Keep , they could hold the main door and postern against an army ; or supposing them , by sur- prise , to ...
... person abreast . For purely military purposes all this was advan- tageous . Supposing a score of resolute men to gar- rison the Keep , they could hold the main door and postern against an army ; or supposing them , by sur- prise , to ...
Page 84
... person leaving St. Thomas's tower , and barring the door behind him , would reach Wakefield tower , and therefore the palace , and cut off pursuit . In the second floor of St. Thomas's tower is another door , above and similar to the ...
... person leaving St. Thomas's tower , and barring the door behind him , would reach Wakefield tower , and therefore the palace , and cut off pursuit . In the second floor of St. Thomas's tower is another door , above and similar to the ...
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... person known to have been imprisoned there . Henry , on his accession , and by the advice of his council , 15th August , 1100 , shut up Flambard in the Tower . Palgrave says he was lodged in the uppermost or council - chamber of the ...
... person known to have been imprisoned there . Henry , on his accession , and by the advice of his council , 15th August , 1100 , shut up Flambard in the Tower . Palgrave says he was lodged in the uppermost or council - chamber of the ...
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