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 vii
... medieval heritage . Each topic will be covered by an expert in that field , whose depth and breadth of knowledge will throw new and exciting light on the middle ages . Archaeological excavations in recent decades will be used as the ...
... medieval heritage . Each topic will be covered by an expert in that field , whose depth and breadth of knowledge will throw new and exciting light on the middle ages . Archaeological excavations in recent decades will be used as the ...
Page 60
... middle ages , at Barnard Castle , for example . At the same time as the fourteenth - century gatetower was built at the entrance from the town ward to the middle ... ages ( after Austin 1980 ) Just as some early castles , such as the first 60 ...
... middle ages , at Barnard Castle , for example . At the same time as the fourteenth - century gatetower was built at the entrance from the town ward to the middle ... ages ( after Austin 1980 ) Just as some early castles , such as the first 60 ...
Page 203
... middle ages through to the seventeenth century ( Cruden 1963 ; Rowland 1987 ) . The uncertainties of border politics in the late middle ages is a major reason for the tower - houses of the north , whilst in the south several new castles ...
... middle ages through to the seventeenth century ( Cruden 1963 ; Rowland 1987 ) . The uncertainties of border politics in the late middle ages is a major reason for the tower - houses of the north , whilst in the south several new castles ...
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