The English CastleBatsford, 1942 - 120 pages |
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Page 100
... built himself a copy of his temporary home with the ransom money . Such was the case , for instance , at Caister near Yar- mouth , where Sir John Fastolf , having in 1433 captured the Duc d'Alençon , arranged with his illustrious ...
... built himself a copy of his temporary home with the ransom money . Such was the case , for instance , at Caister near Yar- mouth , where Sir John Fastolf , having in 1433 captured the Duc d'Alençon , arranged with his illustrious ...
Page 108
... built a castle which stands unique in that it is an isolated example of a royal castle raised after the end of the ... built by Henry VIII in 1539 for the protection of the south coast . Before passing on to those castles which were ...
... built a castle which stands unique in that it is an isolated example of a royal castle raised after the end of the ... built by Henry VIII in 1539 for the protection of the south coast . Before passing on to those castles which were ...
Page 111
... built with a view to artillery defence . The brick manor- house of Kirby Muxloe in Leicestershire , built in 1474 on the old standard rectangular plan , has circular gun - ports at the base of each of its square angle towers ( 104 ) ...
... built with a view to artillery defence . The brick manor- house of Kirby Muxloe in Leicestershire , built in 1474 on the old standard rectangular plan , has circular gun - ports at the base of each of its square angle towers ( 104 ) ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 5 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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