English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Reginald Allen Brown. CHAPTER SIX Castle - building N the last four chapters we have traced the architectural develop- ment of the English castle from its Norman origins in the mid- eleventh century to the triumphant ... Castle-building.
Reginald Allen Brown. CHAPTER SIX Castle - building N the last four chapters we have traced the architectural develop- ment of the English castle from its Norman origins in the mid- eleventh century to the triumphant ... Castle-building.
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... castle - building have been considerable . Indeed in the earliest days we may be fairly certain that forced labour ... castle - works . " The same lament seems heard in the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle's summary of the reign of William the ...
... castle - building have been considerable . Indeed in the earliest days we may be fairly certain that forced labour ... castle - works . " The same lament seems heard in the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle's summary of the reign of William the ...
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... building - works in stone devoted to the raising of new castles , such as we have so far described , though they are the most interesting , are not the most typical works of medieval military architecture . Castle - building works in ...
... building - works in stone devoted to the raising of new castles , such as we have so far described , though they are the most interesting , are not the most typical works of medieval military architecture . Castle - building works in ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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