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Page 63
It was probably only during first - class sieges that actual siege - engines were employed , as these were clumsy ... Practically the only siege engine in use during the century following the Conquest was the old classical machine ...
It was probably only during first - class sieges that actual siege - engines were employed , as these were clumsy ... Practically the only siege engine in use during the century following the Conquest was the old classical machine ...
Page 71
It is doubtful whether our castles were as a general rule armed with engines , and certainly the solid bastion is very seldom found , the hollow habitable form being invariably adopted . The roofs of such towers were usually pitched ...
It is doubtful whether our castles were as a general rule armed with engines , and certainly the solid bastion is very seldom found , the hollow habitable form being invariably adopted . The roofs of such towers were usually pitched ...
Page 86
Engineers and miners could be esconced in these " cats , " as the creeping engines were called by the soldiery ( who , as to - day , had names for everything ) . There was the " ram , " of course , which would deal thunderous blows with ...
Engineers and miners could be esconced in these " cats , " as the creeping engines were called by the soldiery ( who , as to - day , had names for everything ) . There was the " ram , " of course , which would deal thunderous blows with ...
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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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