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A Siege of the Fifteenth Century Castles (1926)

From a manuscript belonging to EdwardIV., now in Sir John Soan’s Museum.The [castle] walls, having ben breached by the artillery, are being stormed through the breaches; the stormers are covered by th [...]

Keywords: castles, colour, people, weapons, soldiers, towers

Places shown: none

Added: 2010-08-13

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Donnington Castle Castles (1926)

The Gate HouseThe gatehouse dates from 1386, when King Richard II granted Richard Abberbury the Elder the right to fortify ("crenellate") his manor.There is also a plan of Donnington; use the Location [...]

Keywords: towers, castles, ruins, trees, greyscale

Places shown: Donnington; Berkshire; England

Added: 2004-06-30

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Broughton Castle Castles (1926)

The Barbican or Outer GateStarted in AD 1300 or so by Sir John de Broughton and granted a licence to crenellate (that is, to fortify it and add the embrasures for archers ontop of the roof) in 1406, B [...]

Keywords: water, towers, bridges, entrances, castles, manors, colour

Places shown: Broughton; Banbury; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2004-06-16

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Plan of Kenilworth Castle Castles (1926)

There has been a castle at this site since at least the first half of the 12th century, although the oldest of the present buildings could be as late as the 1260s according to Sir Charles Oman.The pla [...]

Keywords: castles, plans, greyscale

Places shown: Kenilworth; Warwickshire; England

Added: 2005-04-27

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Trematon Castle Castles (1926)

The gate-houseThis is owned by the Prince of Wales, since he is Duke of Cornwall. The Norman castle was built before 1337, and is now a ruin.Zetab took a picture of this castle and put it in herDevian [...]

Keywords: castles, entrances, ruins, towers, arches, trees, roads, colour

Places shown: Saltash; Cornwall; England

Added: 2003-08-02

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St Mawes Castle Castles (1926)

The GatewaySt Mawes is opposite Falmouth on the estuary of the River Fal. It, along with its sister, Pendennis, on the other side of the river, were built between 1539 and 1545 by Henry VIII, and is a [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, bridges, arches, entrances, colour

Places shown: St Mawes; Cornwall; England

Added: 2003-07-03

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St. Michael’s Mount; Castles (1926)

The westernmost of the castles of the British Isles is in some ways the most interesting and picturesque of them all. Essentially a water-fortress girt round on all sides by a natural moat, it differ [...]

Keywords: castles, aerial photography, water, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: St Michael’s Mount; Cornwall; England

Added: 2008-03-05

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Ludlow Castle: Inner Ward and Round Chapel Castles (1926)

Ludlow Castle dates from the 12th century or earlier.

Ludlow Castle official Web site

Keywords: castles, ruins, towers, battlements, windows, greyscale

Places shown: Ludlow; Shropshire; England

Added: 2006-08-10

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Plan of Ludlow Castle Castles (1926)

“This is by far the most important castle of the whole Welsh border, surpassingChepstowin size andRaglanin historic interest.” (p. 135)The site is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and thus predates the [...]

Keywords: plans, castles, greyscale

Places shown: Ludlow; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-04-30

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Ludlow Castle: Gate-way of Chapel Castles (1926)

Late Norman also is the very curious round chapel of St. Mary Magdalen, which stands in the middle of the ward, and displays a particularly fine entrance door with zig-zag moulding, and another arch o [...]

Keywords: castles, entrances, doors, arches, colour

Places shown: Ludlow; Shropshire; England

Added: 2004-03-04

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[p.137] Stokesay Castle—The Courtyard. Castles (1926)

The Courtyard.

See alsoGotch, Growth of the English House.

Keywords: manors, towers, windows, arches, entrances, colour

Places shown: Stokesay; Shropshire; England

Added: 2005-12-21

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Goodrich Castle Castles (1926)

Corner Tower“This castle alone, in the whole shire [Herefordshire], has remained fairly perfect, and shows some fine towers and walls. It lies on the [River] Wye, between Ross and Monmouth [...]. It [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, creeper, towers, greyscale

Places shown: Goodrich; Herefordshire; England

Added: 2004-05-08

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Skenfrith Castle Castles (1926)

The three castles differ from each other in situation and character. Skenfrith, the smallest of the three, and the one which was least pulled about by its later owners, lies low, at a point where a la [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, overgrown, towers, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Skenfrith; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2007-12-09

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Raglan Castle Castles (1926)

The Main Gateway

Keywords: castles, entrances, towers, ruins, greyscale

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2004-05-15

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Raglan Castle Castles (1926)

The Tower of Gwent, Water-GateThe castle was started around 1435, by Sir William ap Thomas; it was slighted at the end of the Civil War.There is an older picture ofRagland Castlein theHistory of Wales [...]

Keywords: castles, entrances, towers, water, colour

Places shown: Raglan; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2004-05-15

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Abergavenny Castle Castles (1926)

There has been a castle at Abergavenny since around 1087, but today’s ruins were built in the 13th and 14th centuries. Today there is a gate with barbican and a couple of towers. There are some mode [...]

Keywords: castles, ruins, trees, people, colour

Places shown: Abergavenny; Monmouthshire; Wales

Added: 2003-09-15

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Tretower Castle Castles (1926)

The Round Tower.

Keywords: castles, ruins, trees, towers, colour

Places shown: Tretower; Powys; Wales

Added: 2003-10-26

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Caerphilly Castle from the South. Castles (1926)

Caerphilly>This is one of the largest, the most imposinng, and the most scientifically constructed castle in all Wales. It must also have been one of the most striking in situation, so long as its gr [...]

Keywords: castles, towers, ruins, trees, water, wallpaper, backgrounds, greyscale

Places shown: Caerphilly; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2010-08-13

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St. Donat’s Castle Castles (1926)

Stradling Arms in Inner Court

Keywords: castles, entrances, heraldry, greyscale

Places shown: Cowbrdge; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2004-07-02

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Plan of Caerphilly Castle Castles (1926)

The key reads as follows:A. Gateway to Inner Ward.B. Gateway to Outer Ward.C. Gateway to Grand Front.D. S. Postern to Grand Front.E. Great Hall.F. Kitchen.“This is one of the largest, the most imposin [...]

Keywords: castles, maps, plans, greyscale

Places shown: Caerphilly; Glamorgan; Wales

Added: 2005-06-02

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