English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 36
... Pipe Rolls , the annual rolls of the Exchequer which record the greater part of royal expenditure , show the king each year disbursing large sums upon castle - building . We know , chiefly from archaeological evidence , both that this ...
... Pipe Rolls , the annual rolls of the Exchequer which record the greater part of royal expenditure , show the king each year disbursing large sums upon castle - building . We know , chiefly from archaeological evidence , both that this ...
Page 122
... Pipe Rolls record an expenditure hitherto unparalleled . Totals of over £ 1,000 are recorded for this castle alone in each of the three years 1183-6 , and the total figure for the whole period of rebuilding amounts to over £ 6,800 , or ...
... Pipe Rolls record an expenditure hitherto unparalleled . Totals of over £ 1,000 are recorded for this castle alone in each of the three years 1183-6 , and the total figure for the whole period of rebuilding amounts to over £ 6,800 , or ...
Page 178
... Pipe Rolls , amongst con- tinuous entries of building expenditure , tell us of the king's hall within the castle and of hedges set about it , of work upon the castle chapel of St. Judoc , upon the kitchens and upon a " house " for the ...
... Pipe Rolls , amongst con- tinuous entries of building expenditure , tell us of the king's hall within the castle and of hedges set about it , of work upon the castle chapel of St. Judoc , upon the kitchens and upon a " house " for the ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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