English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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... English castle , but all of them have been concerned with its architectural history only , and generally speaking this is also true of the very many articles upon individual castles to be found in local histories and the publications of ...
... English castle , but all of them have been concerned with its architectural history only , and generally speaking this is also true of the very many articles upon individual castles to be found in local histories and the publications of ...
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... English castle begins to all intents and purposes history of the English castle begins with that " memorable " date , 1066. The very few castles which are known to have existed before the Conquest — Hereford , Richard's Castle and Ewyas ...
... English castle begins to all intents and purposes history of the English castle begins with that " memorable " date , 1066. The very few castles which are known to have existed before the Conquest — Hereford , Richard's Castle and Ewyas ...
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... English castle - the classic contribution of the age to medieval military architecture . Crude perhaps but immensely effective , their massive remains can teach some understanding of the English kingdom of their time , " how it was ...
... English castle - the classic contribution of the age to medieval military architecture . Crude perhaps but immensely effective , their massive remains can teach some understanding of the English kingdom of their time , " how it was ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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