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At one time or another the Templars had about 60 houses in England and Wales but the order was suppressed in 1312 on dubious grounds of heresy and their property was either pillaged or transferred to the Knights Hospitaller .
At one time or another the Templars had about 60 houses in England and Wales but the order was suppressed in 1312 on dubious grounds of heresy and their property was either pillaged or transferred to the Knights Hospitaller .
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FURTHER READING Individual guides to particular castles , especially those of H.M.S.O. The notes on castles in the invaluable and exhaustive volumes of N. Pevsner : Buildings of England ( 1966-76 ) . For royal castles : The History of ...
FURTHER READING Individual guides to particular castles , especially those of H.M.S.O. The notes on castles in the invaluable and exhaustive volumes of N. Pevsner : Buildings of England ( 1966-76 ) . For royal castles : The History of ...
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ENGLAND ABINGER , Surrey 1145 c . 1100 d . 1153+ D - E O Characteristic early motte - and - bailey . Excavation ( 1949 ) proved that such castles were defended by palisades on earth - banks and first keeps were wooden towers ( here 12 ...
ENGLAND ABINGER , Surrey 1145 c . 1100 d . 1153+ D - E O Characteristic early motte - and - bailey . Excavation ( 1949 ) proved that such castles were defended by palisades on earth - banks and first keeps were wooden towers ( here 12 ...
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