English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 68
... gateway , and it is this period which sees the evolution of those great gatehouses which are such a striking feature of English military architecture , and which lingered on , indeed , beyond the end of the castle's military history as ...
... gateway , and it is this period which sees the evolution of those great gatehouses which are such a striking feature of English military architecture , and which lingered on , indeed , beyond the end of the castle's military history as ...
Page 69
... gateway , reflecting a new confidence in its defence , gave the garrison greater freedom of movement and opportunity to launch sallies or counter - attacks against their assailants , while the enemy was prevented from concentrating his ...
... gateway , reflecting a new confidence in its defence , gave the garrison greater freedom of movement and opportunity to launch sallies or counter - attacks against their assailants , while the enemy was prevented from concentrating his ...
Page 79
... gateway to the inner ward , defended by a great gatehouse very similar to the gatehouses at Beaumaris , and containing , like its northern counter- part there , a set of residential apartments . It is set on the eastern side of the ...
... gateway to the inner ward , defended by a great gatehouse very similar to the gatehouses at Beaumaris , and containing , like its northern counter- part there , a set of residential apartments . It is set on the eastern side of the ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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