The English CastleBatsford, 1942 - 120 pages |
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Hugh Braun. refer to it as the " motte - and - bailey " castle . The " bailey , " of course , refers to the courtyard at the foot of the motte , and is from a Norman - French word , probably not employed until later , referring to a ...
Hugh Braun. refer to it as the " motte - and - bailey " castle . The " bailey , " of course , refers to the courtyard at the foot of the motte , and is from a Norman - French word , probably not employed until later , referring to a ...
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... bailey castles in every gap in the Chiltern Hills between Wallingford and Berkhamsted , where the sur- render of London eventually took place , and where a great motte castle now stands . One can , of course , find motte - and - bailey ...
... bailey castles in every gap in the Chiltern Hills between Wallingford and Berkhamsted , where the sur- render of London eventually took place , and where a great motte castle now stands . One can , of course , find motte - and - bailey ...
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... baileys added one after the other . The motte - and - bailey castle was usually enlarged by having its outer bailey added on the opposite side of the motte , so as to retain this as the central commanding feature . Thus was produced the ...
... baileys added one after the other . The motte - and - bailey castle was usually enlarged by having its outer bailey added on the opposite side of the motte , so as to retain this as the central commanding feature . Thus was produced the ...
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CASTLES OF EARTH | 5 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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