The English CastleBatsford, 1942 - 120 pages |
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... king . Whatever the Saxons may have thought of Ethelwold's behaviour , they should , however , have remembered him with gratitude in after years , for it seems to have been King Edward's expedition to Badbury Rings which gave him the ...
... king . Whatever the Saxons may have thought of Ethelwold's behaviour , they should , however , have remembered him with gratitude in after years , for it seems to have been King Edward's expedition to Badbury Rings which gave him the ...
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... king . Anyone who may acquire sufficient authority to become a petty ruler in his own district is a direct menace to the head of the state . It is therefore absolutely essential that the king should have some sort of hold over his ...
... king . Anyone who may acquire sufficient authority to become a petty ruler in his own district is a direct menace to the head of the state . It is therefore absolutely essential that the king should have some sort of hold over his ...
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... King Charles raised his standard at Nottingham , a rebel against his Parliament . The owners of most of the castles garrisoned them for the king . The ancient Norman mound of Basing , the lofty - towered Donnington , and many another ...
... King Charles raised his standard at Nottingham , a rebel against his Parliament . The owners of most of the castles garrisoned them for the king . The ancient Norman mound of Basing , the lofty - towered Donnington , and many another ...
Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 5 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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