English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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... castle 6 Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire 7 Motte - and - bailey castles , some surviving earthworks 8 Thetford , Norfolk 9 Launceston ... Castle Hedingham , Essex , section through keep 19 Castle Hedingham , Essex , floor plans 20 Berkeley ...
... castle 6 Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire 7 Motte - and - bailey castles , some surviving earthworks 8 Thetford , Norfolk 9 Launceston ... Castle Hedingham , Essex , section through keep 19 Castle Hedingham , Essex , floor plans 20 Berkeley ...
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... castle both be- cause it could most easily be added to an existing motte ... castle and remains perhaps the most striking legacy of English medieval military ... Hedingham ( 22 ) we have already seen to belong to the earlier twelfth ...
... castle both be- cause it could most easily be added to an existing motte ... castle and remains perhaps the most striking legacy of English medieval military ... Hedingham ( 22 ) we have already seen to belong to the earlier twelfth ...
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... Castle Rising ( 32 ) , Kenilworth and Middleham , and the towers proper whose height is the greatest dimension , like Richmond , Rochester ( 21 ) , Castle Hedingham ( 22 ) or Porchester ( 4 ) . The internal arrangements of the tower ...
... Castle Rising ( 32 ) , Kenilworth and Middleham , and the towers proper whose height is the greatest dimension , like Richmond , Rochester ( 21 ) , Castle Hedingham ( 22 ) or Porchester ( 4 ) . The internal arrangements of the tower ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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