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century had been built as residences and not as strictly military structures . The only way of defending them would have been by firing through the crenellations at their summits or possibly through such windows as could be reached .
century had been built as residences and not as strictly military structures . The only way of defending them would have been by firing through the crenellations at their summits or possibly through such windows as could be reached .
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Easily the majority of castles in this country were originally founded as earth and timber structures in the years immediately following the Conquest . The addition of stone walls , keeps , high curtains and towers made them into the ...
Easily the majority of castles in this country were originally founded as earth and timber structures in the years immediately following the Conquest . The addition of stone walls , keeps , high curtains and towers made them into the ...
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By the end of the century , the building of strictly military structures had practically ceased in this country , but we find that throughout the next century great houses are being built with a view to artillery defence .
By the end of the century , the building of strictly military structures had practically ceased in this country , but we find that throughout the next century great houses are being built with a view to artillery defence .
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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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