English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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... earlier Middle Ages of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries . In part this bias results from personal preference , and may perhaps be thus excused , since a man should surely write about what he most enjoys . Yet its main defence is ...
... earlier Middle Ages of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries . In part this bias results from personal preference , and may perhaps be thus excused , since a man should surely write about what he most enjoys . Yet its main defence is ...
Page 103
... earlier Maxstoke in Warwickshire ( c . 1345 ) , at Sherburn in Oxfordshire ( c . 1380 ) , at Wingfield in Suffolk ... earlier examples are no longer found , the plentiful windows are open to the world , ornamental chimneys pierce the ...
... earlier Maxstoke in Warwickshire ( c . 1345 ) , at Sherburn in Oxfordshire ( c . 1380 ) , at Wingfield in Suffolk ... earlier examples are no longer found , the plentiful windows are open to the world , ornamental chimneys pierce the ...
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... earlier period it was in brute fact the embodiment of their military and therefore their political power , we may suspect that throughout the Middle Ages , and certainly towards the end , prestige and convention con- tributed towards ...
... earlier period it was in brute fact the embodiment of their military and therefore their political power , we may suspect that throughout the Middle Ages , and certainly towards the end , prestige and convention con- tributed towards ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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