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Page 73
The first stone walls and early curtains had , of course , only their wallwalks to give a stance for defenders , and the earliest towers , having no floors , could similarly only be defended from their summits .
The first stone walls and early curtains had , of course , only their wallwalks to give a stance for defenders , and the earliest towers , having no floors , could similarly only be defended from their summits .
Page 77
First we have the hall - keep of perhaps the end of the reign of Henry I , then we have the lofty curtains of the end of that of Henry II , necessitating the raising of the keep to form a four - storeyed tower .
First we have the hall - keep of perhaps the end of the reign of Henry I , then we have the lofty curtains of the end of that of Henry II , necessitating the raising of the keep to form a four - storeyed tower .
Page 86
Thus the usual plan of the newly erected castle of the thirteenth century was a square surrounded by lofty curtains and with a circular tower at each angle . Such castles were built at Barnwell in Northamptonshire in 1264 ( 65 ) and at ...
Thus the usual plan of the newly erected castle of the thirteenth century was a square surrounded by lofty curtains and with a circular tower at each angle . Such castles were built at Barnwell in Northamptonshire in 1264 ( 65 ) and at ...
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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 | B.T. Batsford, 1943 |
| Original from | Michigan State University |
| Digitized | 29 Jul 2019 |
| Length | 120 pages |
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