Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... important for the reader to know exactly where the place was , even if that means giving it a modern political name or other geographical description in common use today . No attempt has been made to convert by- gone currencies into ...
... important for the reader to know exactly where the place was , even if that means giving it a modern political name or other geographical description in common use today . No attempt has been made to convert by- gone currencies into ...
Page 79
... important royal fortress because of its strategic location on the roads from East Anglia to London and from the Thames Estuary north- wards . The baronial faction and their French allies took possession of the castle during the reign of ...
... important royal fortress because of its strategic location on the roads from East Anglia to London and from the Thames Estuary north- wards . The baronial faction and their French allies took possession of the castle during the reign of ...
Page 154
... important after the Industrial Revolution . tems and of the defences against them . There was , however , another aspect of the Industrial Revo- lution which , though less spectacular , was un- doubtedly more significant . The ...
... important after the Industrial Revolution . tems and of the defences against them . There was , however , another aspect of the Industrial Revo- lution which , though less spectacular , was un- doubtedly more significant . The ...
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