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The Norman invasion of 1066 initiated two centuries of castle - building and maintenance which took first place amongst ... A good deal is known from central records of the activity of the king and his agents about the royal castles .
The Norman invasion of 1066 initiated two centuries of castle - building and maintenance which took first place amongst ... A good deal is known from central records of the activity of the king and his agents about the royal castles .
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They were also royal residences , stages for progresses , centres of regal work and recreation . Nevertheless , they were pre - eminently fortresses in the four centuries in which warfare hinged on and was dominated by the castle .
They were also royal residences , stages for progresses , centres of regal work and recreation . Nevertheless , they were pre - eminently fortresses in the four centuries in which warfare hinged on and was dominated by the castle .
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Tenure ' It was round the great castles of C11 that the politics and warfare of feudal England were to revolve . They dominated the principal towns of the kingdom , and they formed the military and administrative centres both of royal ...
Tenure ' It was round the great castles of C11 that the politics and warfare of feudal England were to revolve . They dominated the principal towns of the kingdom , and they formed the military and administrative centres both of royal ...
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