English Medieval CastlesBatsford, 1954 - 208 pages |
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Page 89
... warfare on the other . Not even the upheaval of the Wars of the Roses , though here and there partly responsible for new fortification , caused any signi- ficant revival of castle - building on the old scale , for warfare by then had ...
... warfare on the other . Not even the upheaval of the Wars of the Roses , though here and there partly responsible for new fortification , caused any signi- ficant revival of castle - building on the old scale , for warfare by then had ...
Page 92
... warfare and insecurity . For them the large , elaborate and vastly expensive structure of a major castle , built in accordance with the most advanced principles of fortification , was quite out of the question , and scarcely necessary ...
... warfare and insecurity . For them the large , elaborate and vastly expensive structure of a major castle , built in accordance with the most advanced principles of fortification , was quite out of the question , and scarcely necessary ...
Page 145
... warfare in the first half of the fourteenth century , and cannon are said to have been used against the Scots in the first year of the reign of King Edward III ( 1327-77 ) . Our immediate con- cern is with the use of ordnance in siege ...
... warfare in the first half of the fourteenth century , and cannon are said to have been used against the Scots in the first year of the reign of King Edward III ( 1327-77 ) . Our immediate con- cern is with the use of ordnance in siege ...
Contents
Two Early Norman Castles | 23 |
THREE Early Stone Castles | 35 |
FOUR The Perfected Castle | 60 |
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