English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 46
... Rochester . The window openings , where the original arrangements have not suffered later alterations , are for obvious reasons both few and small , especially at the lower levels . The entrance to the keep , also for obvious reasons ...
... Rochester . The window openings , where the original arrangements have not suffered later alterations , are for obvious reasons both few and small , especially at the lower levels . The entrance to the keep , also for obvious reasons ...
Page 49
... Rochester ( 21 ) , Castle Hedingham ( 22 ) or Porchester ( 4 ) . The internal arrangements of the tower keeps are also variable and are largely determined by their respective sizes and proportions . The larger keeps are divided ...
... Rochester ( 21 ) , Castle Hedingham ( 22 ) or Porchester ( 4 ) . The internal arrangements of the tower keeps are also variable and are largely determined by their respective sizes and proportions . The larger keeps are divided ...
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... Rochester Castle in the autumn and early winter of 1215 , conducted by King John against a baronial garrison , was the greatest single military event in the civil war which ended that king's reign and which also produced Magna Carta as ...
... Rochester Castle in the autumn and early winter of 1215 , conducted by King John against a baronial garrison , was the greatest single military event in the civil war which ended that king's reign and which also produced Magna Carta as ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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