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Another reason was that save for a brief breakdown under Stephen , before castle building in stone had taken full root , English central government remained stronger in England than on the Continent for over three centuries .
Another reason was that save for a brief breakdown under Stephen , before castle building in stone had taken full root , English central government remained stronger in England than on the Continent for over three centuries .
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Up to the end of the tenth century these buildings were probably all of timber . It is curious that so few stone domestic buildings were erected prior to the year 1000 ; it can scarcely have had any connection with the popular belief ...
Up to the end of the tenth century these buildings were probably all of timber . It is curious that so few stone domestic buildings were erected prior to the year 1000 ; it can scarcely have had any connection with the popular belief ...
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It was not until the very end of the century that they discovered how to build slender shafts ... has to pay toll of a horseshoe to the castellan , hence the curious collection displayed on the walls of this interesting building .
It was not until the very end of the century that they discovered how to build slender shafts ... has to pay toll of a horseshoe to the castellan , hence the curious collection displayed on the walls of this interesting building .
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Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The English Castle British heritage series |
| Author | Hugh Braun |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Batsford, 1942 |
| Original from | Michigan State University |
| Digitized | 29 Jul 2019 |
| Length | 120 pages |
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