English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 18
... becoming all too often in popular history a Bad Thing , to be asso- ciated with vague ideas of the " Dark Ages " , petty tyranny and monstrous superstition ; while in popular politics it has become an irritating synonym for " reaction ...
... becoming all too often in popular history a Bad Thing , to be asso- ciated with vague ideas of the " Dark Ages " , petty tyranny and monstrous superstition ; while in popular politics it has become an irritating synonym for " reaction ...
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... becoming a commonplace on the mainland of Western Europe by about the middle of the tenth century , and had its origin ... become " the strongest and most coherent principality in Western Europe " . From Normandy their restless energy ...
... becoming a commonplace on the mainland of Western Europe by about the middle of the tenth century , and had its origin ... become " the strongest and most coherent principality in Western Europe " . From Normandy their restless energy ...
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... becomes the strongest point in the whole circuit of the castle walls , and very often , indeed , the strongest ... become rounded ( 35 ) . In these two gateways may be seen the seed from which sprang the fully developed gatehouse ...
... becomes the strongest point in the whole circuit of the castle walls , and very often , indeed , the strongest ... become rounded ( 35 ) . In these two gateways may be seen the seed from which sprang the fully developed gatehouse ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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