English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 181
... ordered for the chambers of the king and queen , and the queen's chamber is to be painted with green paint , new candlesticks to be supplied , and a " Majesty " provided with gilded images about it for her devotions . Amongst the ever ...
... ordered for the chambers of the king and queen , and the queen's chamber is to be painted with green paint , new candlesticks to be supplied , and a " Majesty " provided with gilded images about it for her devotions . Amongst the ever ...
Page 182
... ordered " to cause the chamber of our son Edward to be wainscoted , and iron bars to be made to each of the windows of the same chamber " . Subsequently , as the king's family increased , so the royal nurseries next the queen's ...
... ordered " to cause the chamber of our son Edward to be wainscoted , and iron bars to be made to each of the windows of the same chamber " . Subsequently , as the king's family increased , so the royal nurseries next the queen's ...
Page 188
... ordered his constable of Windsor , in 1241 , " to cause the hall of our castle of Windsor , and also the hall within the tower [ i.e. the keep ] of the same castle , to be filled with poor folk on Good Friday and to feed them " . We may ...
... ordered his constable of Windsor , in 1241 , " to cause the hall of our castle of Windsor , and also the hall within the tower [ i.e. the keep ] of the same castle , to be filled with poor folk on Good Friday and to feed them " . We may ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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