The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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... side castles are frequent . Most of the Conqueror's castles are such , having one side of their baileys along a cliff edge . At Oxford a great semicircular bailey was laid out beside the Thames with a motte at one end . In the same ...
... side castles are frequent . Most of the Conqueror's castles are such , having one side of their baileys along a cliff edge . At Oxford a great semicircular bailey was laid out beside the Thames with a motte at one end . In the same ...
Page 78
Hugh Braun. were garret rooms , in which on the one side the sons , when they wished it , and on the other side the daughters , because they were obliged , of the lord of the house used to sleep . In this storey also the watchmen and the ...
Hugh Braun. were garret rooms , in which on the one side the sons , when they wished it , and on the other side the daughters , because they were obliged , of the lord of the house used to sleep . In this storey also the watchmen and the ...
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... side rooms of the gatehouse . With the development of the courtyard plan , however , these rooms became absorbed in ... side of the bridge - pit , as at Donnington , or at Launceston , where the walls have been added in advance of an ...
... side rooms of the gatehouse . With the development of the courtyard plan , however , these rooms became absorbed in ... side of the bridge - pit , as at Donnington , or at Launceston , where the walls have been added in advance of an ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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