The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... built round it to form one of the most impressive of our tower - keeps . This alteration was made after the early Norman stone hall had been built . This building had no separate chamber within it , so it would appear that the keep may ...
... built round it to form one of the most impressive of our tower - keeps . This alteration was made after the early Norman stone hall had been built . This building had no separate chamber within it , so it would appear that the keep may ...
Page 77
... built up against the late - twelfth - century curtain . This demonstrates approximately the early history of the domestic buildings within a castle . First we have the hall - keep of perhaps the end of the reign of Henry I , then we ...
... built up against the late - twelfth - century curtain . This demonstrates approximately the early history of the domestic buildings within a castle . First we have the hall - keep of perhaps the end of the reign of Henry I , then we ...
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... built a castle which stands unique in that it is an isolated example of a royal castle raised after the end of the ... built by Henry VIII in 1539 for the protection of the south coast . Before passing on to those castles which were ...
... built a castle which stands unique in that it is an isolated example of a royal castle raised after the end of the ... built by Henry VIII in 1539 for the protection of the south coast . Before passing on to those castles which were ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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