English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 96
... fourteenth century can be regarded as the last and most logically satisfying development of the castle proper , combining to perfection its twin rôles of residence and fortress . Especially , perhaps , is this true of Bodiam , whose ...
... fourteenth century can be regarded as the last and most logically satisfying development of the castle proper , combining to perfection its twin rôles of residence and fortress . Especially , perhaps , is this true of Bodiam , whose ...
Page 107
... fourteenth century and of the fortification of that period at its best . At Warwick ( 85 ) the work consisted of the rebuilding of the north side of the bailey of the castle towards the town , with a gatehouse in the centre and a ...
... fourteenth century and of the fortification of that period at its best . At Warwick ( 85 ) the work consisted of the rebuilding of the north side of the bailey of the castle towards the town , with a gatehouse in the centre and a ...
Page 108
... fourteenth and fifteenth centuries we still find at times the tower keep , or something very like it . One of the ... century castle . To these examples we may add those of Ashby - de - la - Zouch ( c . 1475 ) , and the late fourteenth ...
... fourteenth and fifteenth centuries we still find at times the tower keep , or something very like it . One of the ... century castle . To these examples we may add those of Ashby - de - la - Zouch ( c . 1475 ) , and the late fourteenth ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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