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Sieges of the Middle Ages.
In the Middle Ages the castle was an important military and administrative centre, essentially utilitarian in its design and in the purposes it served. Because it played so central a role in medieval history, and because the wealth of material is so great, the author has concentrated on English seig...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Havertown :
Pen and Sword,
2004.
©2004 |
| Series: | Pen & Sword military classics Sieges of the Middle Ages
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | In the Middle Ages the castle was an important military and administrative centre, essentially utilitarian in its design and in the purposes it served. Because it played so central a role in medieval history, and because the wealth of material is so great, the author has concentrated on English seiges undertaken in the period from the Norman Conquest to the War of the Roses. This includes many dramatic actions fought on the continental dominions of the English Crown such as Chateau Gaillard and Rouen. Drawing from contemporary records and his own inpsection of sites, Philip Warner's narrative. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (239 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781783838882 1783838884 1844152154 9781844152155 1306863201 9781306863209 |