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less and less feudal . Castle building ceased , partly under the effect of that social change but also , towards the end , under the effect of artillery which gradually compelled the defensive to substitute earthwork for stone walls .
less and less feudal . Castle building ceased , partly under the effect of that social change but also , towards the end , under the effect of artillery which gradually compelled the defensive to substitute earthwork for stone walls .
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If the projection of the promontory becomes less pronounced and its base proportionately longer , so much more earthwork is needed and the defensive lines will curve across from flank to flank making the shape of the site approximately ...
If the projection of the promontory becomes less pronounced and its base proportionately longer , so much more earthwork is needed and the defensive lines will curve across from flank to flank making the shape of the site approximately ...
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... remembered that in some of the hall - keeps and early towers the halls had been lit by a sort of clerestory arrangement , thus keeping the large windows as high up as possible where projectiles were less likely to enter .
... remembered that in some of the hall - keeps and early towers the halls had been lit by a sort of clerestory arrangement , thus keeping the large windows as high up as possible where projectiles were less likely to enter .
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Contents
CASTLES OF EARTH | 3 |
GREAT STONE TOWERS | 23 |
LOFTY WALLS | 56 |
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angle appears arch architecture arrangement bailey base basement beautiful become besiegers building built called castle chamber chapel circular complete consider constructed course curtains defences ditch door early earthwork Edward elaborate engines England English entrance erected example figs fine floor fortified fortress four garrison gate gatehouse give hall hall-keep Henry interesting interior keep king known land late later less lines lofty lord lower mediaeval middle military moat motte mound Norman once original outer palisades passage passed perhaps period possibly probably protected raised ramparts remains rising roof round ruins seems seen shows side siege sometimes square stair staircase stands stone stone walls storey strong structures summit surrounded Sussex thirteenth century timber to-day tower tower-keeps turn turrets twelfth century upper usually wall-towers walls whole
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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