Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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... king in his area of jurisdiction , the punishment of offend- ers against the King's Peace , and the repulse of invaders ( if his territory abutted foreign domains ) . To maintain himself in proper style , the baron was also empowered ...
... king in his area of jurisdiction , the punishment of offend- ers against the King's Peace , and the repulse of invaders ( if his territory abutted foreign domains ) . To maintain himself in proper style , the baron was also empowered ...
Page 80
... King John by William of Albini and 95 knights , plus 45 men - at - arms . They rushed in with hardly any stores but with all their horses . King John arrived with an army of mercenaries on 13 October . Under covering fire from catapult ...
... King John by William of Albini and 95 knights , plus 45 men - at - arms . They rushed in with hardly any stores but with all their horses . King John arrived with an army of mercenaries on 13 October . Under covering fire from catapult ...
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... king ) shows that the earliest Norman stone castles were built with solid parapets , which subsequently had gaps made in them ; rather than having extra courses of stone added to the top . The number of largish windows indicates that ...
... king ) shows that the earliest Norman stone castles were built with solid parapets , which subsequently had gaps made in them ; rather than having extra courses of stone added to the top . The number of largish windows indicates that ...
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