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 23
... domestic functions rather than primarily defensive ones , for at both these sites alterations were carried out so that important new domestic buildings could be built . Where there is evidence for large timber towers , the foundations ...
... domestic functions rather than primarily defensive ones , for at both these sites alterations were carried out so that important new domestic buildings could be built . Where there is evidence for large timber towers , the foundations ...
Page 97
... domestic focus of life within the walls , and certainly this may have been the case in smaller castles , such as Goltho and Sycharth . However , in the major castles of the land , those held by the king and his senior magnates , the ...
... domestic focus of life within the walls , and certainly this may have been the case in smaller castles , such as Goltho and Sycharth . However , in the major castles of the land , those held by the king and his senior magnates , the ...
Page 135
... domestic buildings . On either side of the first floor hall various chambers were set above undercrofts , and the Tudor survey of 1564 provides an idea of the function of these rooms ( Mayes and Butler 1983 : 20 ) . Adjoining the hall ...
... domestic buildings . On either side of the first floor hall various chambers were set above undercrofts , and the Tudor survey of 1564 provides an idea of the function of these rooms ( Mayes and Butler 1983 : 20 ) . Adjoining the hall ...
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