The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... Norman castle and those of a prehistoric " camp . " To a certain extent this was in fact so . The Normans , too , had their " promontory forts , " as at Sauvey in Leicestershire ( later an important royal castle ) , where an enormous ...
... Norman castle and those of a prehistoric " camp . " To a certain extent this was in fact so . The Normans , too , had their " promontory forts , " as at Sauvey in Leicestershire ( later an important royal castle ) , where an enormous ...
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... Norman keeps , and unfortunately a nineteenth - century convention among archaeologists has give to them the name of " garderobes . " Besides being incorrect this designation is most misleading , as the later Norman wardrobe was a most ...
... Norman keeps , and unfortunately a nineteenth - century convention among archaeologists has give to them the name of " garderobes . " Besides being incorrect this designation is most misleading , as the later Norman wardrobe was a most ...
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... Norman halls which may be seen , for example , at the keep of Norwich . At Portchester , where there is a hall - keep that was after- wards converted into a tower - keep , there are remains of a Norman hall and another domestic building ...
... Norman halls which may be seen , for example , at the keep of Norwich . At Portchester , where there is a hall - keep that was after- wards converted into a tower - keep , there are remains of a Norman hall and another domestic building ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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