English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 38
... least remarkable features of that remarkable work . The particular attention paid to the defence of the gate in this as in all periods of the Middle Ages provides us with one small but precise example of the general transition from ...
... least remarkable features of that remarkable work . The particular attention paid to the defence of the gate in this as in all periods of the Middle Ages provides us with one small but precise example of the general transition from ...
Page 79
... least inaccessible approach . There is no second main gateway at Harlech , probably because the elevated site rendered it impracticable , and probably for the same reason no elaborate series of flanking towers was thought necessary for ...
... least inaccessible approach . There is no second main gateway at Harlech , probably because the elevated site rendered it impracticable , and probably for the same reason no elaborate series of flanking towers was thought necessary for ...
Page 171
... least , their garrisons could be drawn upon to raise armies for the field . Roger of Wendover tells us that when in 1216 John wished to make a diver- sion to relieve Dover and Windsor , both then besieged , he raised a large force from ...
... least , their garrisons could be drawn upon to raise armies for the field . Roger of Wendover tells us that when in 1216 John wished to make a diver- sion to relieve Dover and Windsor , both then besieged , he raised a large force from ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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