Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... Chepstow Castle and Conway Castle are examples of this . Because of its location on a narrow , precipitous cliff high above the River Wye , Chepstow Castle is a natural linear fortress , having a Lower Bailey , a Middle Bailey and an ...
... Chepstow Castle and Conway Castle are examples of this . Because of its location on a narrow , precipitous cliff high above the River Wye , Chepstow Castle is a natural linear fortress , having a Lower Bailey , a Middle Bailey and an ...
Page 187
... Chepstow Castle , HMSO , 1978 Pfeiffer , C.F. , The Biblical World , Pickering & Inglis , 1966 Powell , T.G.E. , The Celts , Thames & Hudson 1980 Prebble , J. , The Lion in the North , Penguin , 1973 Pryor , F. , ' Down the Drain ...
... Chepstow Castle , HMSO , 1978 Pfeiffer , C.F. , The Biblical World , Pickering & Inglis , 1966 Powell , T.G.E. , The Celts , Thames & Hudson 1980 Prebble , J. , The Lion in the North , Penguin , 1973 Pryor , F. , ' Down the Drain ...
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... , 89 causewayed camps 18 cavalier 119 Channel Islands 123 , 125 , 171 Charles VIII 105 Château Gaillard 75 Chepstow Castle 97-8 China 130-1 , 178 Christian IV 8 Classis Britannica 61-3 van Coehorn 119 Colchester Index.
... , 89 causewayed camps 18 cavalier 119 Channel Islands 123 , 125 , 171 Charles VIII 105 Château Gaillard 75 Chepstow Castle 97-8 China 130-1 , 178 Christian IV 8 Classis Britannica 61-3 van Coehorn 119 Colchester Index.
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