English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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... castle and why was a castle . And in asking why castles were built , what were their uses and wherein lay their importance , we shall be led on to enquire also how many castles there were in the medieval English kingdom and where they ...
... castle and why was a castle . And in asking why castles were built , what were their uses and wherein lay their importance , we shall be led on to enquire also how many castles there were in the medieval English kingdom and where they ...
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... castles widely throughout the nation , and oppressed the poor people ; and ever after that it greatly grew in evil ... English castles and associate them with oppression is scarcely surprising , for the raising of castles must often have ...
... castles widely throughout the nation , and oppressed the poor people ; and ever after that it greatly grew in evil ... English castles and associate them with oppression is scarcely surprising , for the raising of castles must often have ...
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... castle , the strength of the completed keep- and - bailey castles of the later twelfth and early thirteenth centuries must not be underestimated . They were formidable fortresses and their tower keeps in particular were a near - perfect ...
... castle , the strength of the completed keep- and - bailey castles of the later twelfth and early thirteenth centuries must not be underestimated . They were formidable fortresses and their tower keeps in particular were a near - perfect ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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