The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... fortress . If the projection of the promontory becomes less pro- nounced and its base proportionately longer , so much more earthwork is needed and the defensive lines will curve across from flank to flank making the shape of the site ...
... fortress . If the projection of the promontory becomes less pro- nounced and its base proportionately longer , so much more earthwork is needed and the defensive lines will curve across from flank to flank making the shape of the site ...
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... fortress of Eddisbury in Cheshire . One of the later boroughs now forms the outer ward of the great castle of Dover ( 38 ) . The idea of fortifying towns having been recalled by Edward , the Danes were not long in copying it , and they ...
... fortress of Eddisbury in Cheshire . One of the later boroughs now forms the outer ward of the great castle of Dover ( 38 ) . The idea of fortifying towns having been recalled by Edward , the Danes were not long in copying it , and they ...
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... fortress arising - the private stronghold . These structures were such a complete innovation that there was not even a name for them , and one had to be invented . The only type of fortress known hitherto was the communal stronghold ...
... fortress arising - the private stronghold . These structures were such a complete innovation that there was not even a name for them , and one had to be invented . The only type of fortress known hitherto was the communal stronghold ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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