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When wood was replaced by stone wall it was battlemented and provided with an allure from a comparatively early date . The form of crenellation is basically unchanged during C13 to C14 but its efficacy is improved by increasing the ...
When wood was replaced by stone wall it was battlemented and provided with an allure from a comparatively early date . The form of crenellation is basically unchanged during C13 to C14 but its efficacy is improved by increasing the ...
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Since Hoarding ( q.v. ) was susceptible to fire , it was replaced during C14 by stone corbels which carried a masonry crenellation and provided openings in the floor for shooting , loosing stones , timber , boiling water etc. upon ...
Since Hoarding ( q.v. ) was susceptible to fire , it was replaced during C14 by stone corbels which carried a masonry crenellation and provided openings in the floor for shooting , loosing stones , timber , boiling water etc. upon ...
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MERCENARIES see also Livery and Maintenence . Professional soldiers who replaced the amateur feudal levies who could only remain in the field for limited periods and at specified times . They were full - time , instead of limited to a ...
MERCENARIES see also Livery and Maintenence . Professional soldiers who replaced the amateur feudal levies who could only remain in the field for limited periods and at specified times . They were full - time , instead of limited to a ...
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