English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 91
... simple bailey , the latter em- bellished only with a rectangular gatehouse in the corner opposite the keep and a small square tower in its south - west angle . Naworth in Cumberland , built about the same time , followed originally the ...
... simple bailey , the latter em- bellished only with a rectangular gatehouse in the corner opposite the keep and a small square tower in its south - west angle . Naworth in Cumberland , built about the same time , followed originally the ...
Page 118
... simple motte - and - bailey fortresses , castle - building in stone was an undertaking vastly more serious and complex , demanding not only skilful siting and planning , but also more specialised and skilful workmanship and craftsman ...
... simple motte - and - bailey fortresses , castle - building in stone was an undertaking vastly more serious and complex , demanding not only skilful siting and planning , but also more specialised and skilful workmanship and craftsman ...
Page 194
... simple account by a Welsh chronicler of the causes of the poli- tical crisis of 1215 which led to civil war and Magna Carta . The rebels , he writes , swore they would not make peace with the king until he restored the liberties of the ...
... simple account by a Welsh chronicler of the causes of the poli- tical crisis of 1215 which led to civil war and Magna Carta . The rebels , he writes , swore they would not make peace with the king until he restored the liberties of the ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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