The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 73
... structures . The only way of defending them would have been by firing through the crenellations at their summits or possibly through such windows as could be reached . Many of the windows have stepped or sloping internal sills which ...
... structures . The only way of defending them would have been by firing through the crenellations at their summits or possibly through such windows as could be reached . Many of the windows have stepped or sloping internal sills which ...
Page 86
... structures in the years immedi- ately following the Conquest . The addition of stone walls , keeps , high curtains and towers made them into the castles we see to - day covering many of their sites , and these masonry additions and ...
... structures in the years immedi- ately following the Conquest . The addition of stone walls , keeps , high curtains and towers made them into the castles we see to - day covering many of their sites , and these masonry additions and ...
Page 89
... structure . The Constable's lodgings were sometimes on the upper floors of these structures . These great Edwardian gatehouses , with their two sturdy external towers and their two slender internal turrets , are perhaps the chief ...
... structure . The Constable's lodgings were sometimes on the upper floors of these structures . These great Edwardian gatehouses , with their two sturdy external towers and their two slender internal turrets , are perhaps the chief ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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