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Military Architecture in England During the Middle Ages — A. Hamilton Thompson

Military Architecture in England During the Middle Ages

A. Hamilton Thompson

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  • Book language: English
  • 346 pages

Military Architecture in England During the Middle Ages is a historical study by A. Hamilton Thompson of castles, towers and defences in medieval England. With numerous photographs, drawings and plans, it explains how fortifications were built and used. It is worth listening to for a clear overview of medieval military architecture.

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MILITARY ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND
DURING THE MIDDLE AGES
Frontispiece
ROCHESTER: GREAT TOWER.

MILITARY ARCHITECTURE IN
ENGLAND DURING THE MIDDLE
AGES
BY
A. HAMILTON THOMPSON
M.A., F.S.A.
Illustrated by 200 Photographs, Drawings, and Plans
HENRY FROWDE
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
LONDON, NEW YORK, TORONTO, AND MELBOURNE
1912

Printed at
THE DARIEN PRESS
Edinburgh

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Contents

  1. MILITARY ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND DURING THE MIDDLE AGES
  2. A. HAMILTON THOMPSON M.A., F.S.A.
  3. PREFACE
  4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  5. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  6. CHAPTER I EARLY EARTHWORKS AND ROMAN STATIONS
  7. CHAPTER II THE SAXON AND DANISH PERIOD
  8. CHAPTER III THE ENGLISH CASTLE AFTER THE CONQUEST
  9. CHAPTER IV THE PROGRESS OF ATTACK AND DEFENCE
  10. CHAPTER V THE BEGINNING OF THE STONE CASTLE
  11. CHAPTER VI THE KEEP OF THE NORMAN CASTLE
  12. CHAPTER VII THE PERIOD OF TRANSITION: CYLINDRICAL TOWER-KEEPS
  13. CHAPTER VIII THE DWELLING-HOUSE IN THE CASTLE
  14. CHAPTER IX CASTLES OF THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY: THE FORTIFICATION OF THE CURTAIN
  15. CHAPTER X THE EDWARDIAN CASTLE AND THE CONCENTRIC PLAN
  16. CHAPTER XI MILITARY ARCHITECTURE IN THE LATER MIDDLE AGES: FORTIFIED TOWNS AND CASTLES
  17. CHAPTER XII THE AGE OF TRANSITION: THE FORTIFIED DWELLING-HOUSE
  18. FOOTNOTES:
  19. INDEX OF PERSONS AND PLACES
  20. INDEX RERUM
  21. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE IN ENGLAND
  22. SCREENS AND GALLERIES IN ENGLISH CHURCHES
  23. FONTS & FONT COVERS
  24. VISITORS’ GUIDE TO WESTMINSTER ABBEY
  25. WESTMINSTER ABBEY
  26. Wood Carvings in English Churches
  27. STALLS AND TABERNACLE WORK IN ENGLISH CHURCHES
  28. ENGLISH MILITARY ARCHITECTURE IN THE MIDDLE AGES
  29. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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