The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 38
... Henry II in 1175 . It has only two floors , the basement and a combined entrance storey and chamber complete with latrine but lacking a fire- place . We are glad to say , however , that this appears to have been the only case where the ...
... Henry II in 1175 . It has only two floors , the basement and a combined entrance storey and chamber complete with latrine but lacking a fire- place . We are glad to say , however , that this appears to have been the only case where the ...
Page 39
... Henry II seems to have been the first to realise the danger of having angles to tall towers . He therefore made two experi- ments with keeps , first in 1165 at Orford in Suffolk ( 40 ) with a twelve - sided tower , and five years later ...
... Henry II seems to have been the first to realise the danger of having angles to tall towers . He therefore made two experi- ments with keeps , first in 1165 at Orford in Suffolk ( 40 ) with a twelve - sided tower , and five years later ...
Page 77
... Henry I , then we have the lofty curtains of the end of that of Henry II , necessitating the raising of the keep to form a four - storeyed tower . Soon after this the residential accommodation of the castle is moved from the keep to ...
... Henry I , then we have the lofty curtains of the end of that of Henry II , necessitating the raising of the keep to form a four - storeyed tower . Soon after this the residential accommodation of the castle is moved from the keep to ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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