The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 62
... besiegers to do all they could to get into the castle , the garrison meanwhile sitting tight and trusting in their defences , repelling , of course , such attempts as might be made by the besiegers to carry the place by storm or by ...
... besiegers to do all they could to get into the castle , the garrison meanwhile sitting tight and trusting in their defences , repelling , of course , such attempts as might be made by the besiegers to carry the place by storm or by ...
Page 86
... besiegers constructed a high framework tower called a " bear " upon which were perched archers to shoot into the castle in an attempt to pick off the engineers working the catapults by which , however , the great bear was eventually ...
... besiegers constructed a high framework tower called a " bear " upon which were perched archers to shoot into the castle in an attempt to pick off the engineers working the catapults by which , however , the great bear was eventually ...
Page 86
... besiegers could be kept well away from the walls . The most notable change of face of the castle - builders of the ... besieger and the water drained away , leaving the castle defence- less . Some castles , such as Kenilworth and ...
... besiegers could be kept well away from the walls . The most notable change of face of the castle - builders of the ... besieger and the water drained away , leaving the castle defence- less . Some castles , such as Kenilworth and ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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