The English CastleC. Scribner's sons, 1936 - 120 pages |
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Page 69
... walls . " What are we to do ? " appealed one garrison plaintively , " the damned stones burst into such fragments the smallest of which , hitting a man , will either kill or spoil ... wall - face , and be able to drop things LOFTY WALLS 69.
... walls . " What are we to do ? " appealed one garrison plaintively , " the damned stones burst into such fragments the smallest of which , hitting a man , will either kill or spoil ... wall - face , and be able to drop things LOFTY WALLS 69.
Page 70
... walls at the end of the twelfth century . The first of these were the fine walls built surrounding the keep at Dover ( 38 ) , begun in 1182 by the French engineer Maurice . About the same year were started the towered walls of Windsor ...
... walls at the end of the twelfth century . The first of these were the fine walls built surrounding the keep at Dover ( 38 ) , begun in 1182 by the French engineer Maurice . About the same year were started the towered walls of Windsor ...
Page 72
... walls , lower than those of the main ward . Such castles as Ludlow ( 3 ) , where the site was unminable rock ... walls to lay out their domestic buildings along the interior faces of the outer walls instead of scattering the hall ...
... walls , lower than those of the main ward . Such castles as Ludlow ( 3 ) , where the site was unminable rock ... walls to lay out their domestic buildings along the interior faces of the outer walls instead of scattering the hall ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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