The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 15
... becoming higher and higher , the labourers carrying up the earth in baskets and depositing it upon the ever - growing rampart . If they go on doing this for a few weeks , the rampart will become so large that the sides of it will almost ...
... becoming higher and higher , the labourers carrying up the earth in baskets and depositing it upon the ever - growing rampart . If they go on doing this for a few weeks , the rampart will become so large that the sides of it will almost ...
Page 18
... become complete " outer wards " and would contain the horses and other beasts belonging to the castellan , who would be only too glad to get them out of the confined space within his main enclosure . Having discovered the value of the ...
... become complete " outer wards " and would contain the horses and other beasts belonging to the castellan , who would be only too glad to get them out of the confined space within his main enclosure . Having discovered the value of the ...
Page 79
... become the most popular arrangement . By the middle of the twelfth century , the egregious habits of the Norman feudal aristocrat had reached the stage where his private apartments had become isolated to form a tower- keep with its own ...
... become the most popular arrangement . By the middle of the twelfth century , the egregious habits of the Norman feudal aristocrat had reached the stage where his private apartments had become isolated to form a tower- keep with its own ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
Copyright | |
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angle appears arch architecture arrangement bailey base basement beautiful become besiegers building built called castle chamber chapel circular complete consider constructed course curtains defences ditch door early earthwork Edward elaborate engines England English entrance erected example figs fine floor fortified fortress four garrison gate gatehouse give hall hall-keep Henry interesting interior keep king known land late later less lines lofty lord lower mediaeval middle military moat motte mound Norman once original outer palisades passage passed perhaps period possibly probably protected raised ramparts remains rising roof round ruins seems seen shows side siege sometimes square stair staircase stands stone stone walls storey strong structures summit surrounded Sussex thirteenth century timber to-day tower tower-keeps turn turrets twelfth century upper usually wall-towers walls whole