English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 32
... seen that in the Conqueror's reign castles were raised in large numbers by both the king and his magnates . The pro- cess was continued under his immediate successors , and was accele- rated in the troubled reign of Stephen ( 1135-54 ) ...
... seen that in the Conqueror's reign castles were raised in large numbers by both the king and his magnates . The pro- cess was continued under his immediate successors , and was accele- rated in the troubled reign of Stephen ( 1135-54 ) ...
Page 67
... seen , was done with the towers at Dover and Framlingham and they have their successors at Pembroke or Llanstephan , though the other feature of the earlier towers , that they are left open to the bailey , is very rarely followed in ...
... seen , was done with the towers at Dover and Framlingham and they have their successors at Pembroke or Llanstephan , though the other feature of the earlier towers , that they are left open to the bailey , is very rarely followed in ...
Page 69
... seen than in the multi- plication of gateways and gatehouses themselves , which becomes a marked feature of military architecture from the late thirteenth cen- tury onwards . Beaumaris ( 40 ) , Caerphilly ( 43 ) , Carnarvon ( 38 ) and ...
... seen than in the multi- plication of gateways and gatehouses themselves , which becomes a marked feature of military architecture from the late thirteenth cen- tury onwards . Beaumaris ( 40 ) , Caerphilly ( 43 ) , Carnarvon ( 38 ) and ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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