Medieval FortificationsLeicester University Press, 1990 - 233 pages The author considers the period from the introduction of the castle by the Normans to the accession of the Tudors and adopts a broadly thematic approach. The book provides a synthesis of what has been learnt about the development, form and function of British castles through excavations since 1945. |
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Page 35
... corner of the rampart had been raised to create a platform which may have formed the base of a tower ; building LVI at the entrance on the east side may also have been a tower . A few decades later , possibly even as a result of the ...
... corner of the rampart had been raised to create a platform which may have formed the base of a tower ; building LVI at the entrance on the east side may also have been a tower . A few decades later , possibly even as a result of the ...
Page 130
... corner of the bailey . This early twelfth - century structure is referred to as Castle Hall in the recent literature on the castle ( Hodgson 1986 ; Oxley 1986 ) . However , there are various indications that the building may have been ...
... corner of the bailey . This early twelfth - century structure is referred to as Castle Hall in the recent literature on the castle ( Hodgson 1986 ; Oxley 1986 ) . However , there are various indications that the building may have been ...
Page 135
... corner , and garderobes in two other corners perhaps to serve both the undercroft and the great chamber . One of them was situated in the wall that divided the great chamber from the privy chamber to the north , and the excavations also ...
... corner , and garderobes in two other corners perhaps to serve both the undercroft and the great chamber . One of them was situated in the wall that divided the great chamber from the privy chamber to the north , and the excavations also ...
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