The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 73
... curtains had , of course , only their wall- walks to give a stance for defenders , and the earliest towers , having no floors , could similarly only be defended from their summits . Not all the early wall - towers , however , were ...
... curtains had , of course , only their wall- walks to give a stance for defenders , and the earliest towers , having no floors , could similarly only be defended from their summits . Not all the early wall - towers , however , were ...
Page 77
... 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 have the lofty curtains of the end of that of ...
... 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 have the lofty curtains of the end of that of ...
Page 86
... curtains and with a circular tower at each angle . Such castles were built at Barnwell in Northamptonshire in 1264 ( 65 ) and at Somerton in Lincolnshire in 1281. The first is almost perfect , but only one tower and the basement of a ...
... curtains and with a circular tower at each angle . Such castles were built at Barnwell in Northamptonshire in 1264 ( 65 ) and at Somerton in Lincolnshire in 1281. The first is almost perfect , but only one tower and the basement of a ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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