English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 69
... Conway ( 39 ) each have two main entrances , eked out in the case of the last three castles by lesser or postern gates . The multiplication of the gateway , reflecting a new confidence in its defence , gave the garrison greater freedom ...
... Conway ( 39 ) each have two main entrances , eked out in the case of the last three castles by lesser or postern gates . The multiplication of the gateway , reflecting a new confidence in its defence , gave the garrison greater freedom ...
Page 74
... Conway ( 1283–7 ) may be taken to- gether as the two grandest examples in Britain of the new type of castle whose whole united strength was provided by the single cir- cuit of its towered walls ( 38 , 39 , 69 , 70 ) . Both , it may be ...
... Conway ( 1283–7 ) may be taken to- gether as the two grandest examples in Britain of the new type of castle whose whole united strength was provided by the single cir- cuit of its towered walls ( 38 , 39 , 69 , 70 ) . Both , it may be ...
Page 126
... Conway ( 70 ) at no less than £ 19,000 . In all , it has been estimated that Edward I spent upon the building of his eight Welsh castles some £ 80,000 in twenty - five years , and even this figure does not represent the final bill , for ...
... Conway ( 70 ) at no less than £ 19,000 . In all , it has been estimated that Edward I spent upon the building of his eight Welsh castles some £ 80,000 in twenty - five years , and even this figure does not represent the final bill , for ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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