The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... fortified lines of their marching camps and later , as occupation became complete , these small , feebly pro- tected enclosures gave place to larger , stronger fortresses and fortified towns . There was , however , no place in the ...
... fortified lines of their marching camps and later , as occupation became complete , these small , feebly pro- tected enclosures gave place to larger , stronger fortresses and fortified towns . There was , however , no place in the ...
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... fortified against his tenants , against his neighbour , possibly even against the king . For the first time in the history of military architecture in Western Europe we find a new type of fortress arising - the private stronghold ...
... fortified against his tenants , against his neighbour , possibly even against the king . For the first time in the history of military architecture in Western Europe we find a new type of fortress arising - the private stronghold ...
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... fortified house . In the East they had been building fortified houses for very much longer than we had been in this country , and as long ago as perhaps 5000 B.C. the ancient peoples of Meso- potamia had been living in houses which were ...
... fortified house . In the East they had been building fortified houses for very much longer than we had been in this country , and as long ago as perhaps 5000 B.C. the ancient peoples of Meso- potamia had been living in houses which were ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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