The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone; (1886)
Hunnewell, James Frothingham, 1832-1910 · Boston, Ticknor · leaf 100
y chronicles do not agree,but it seems to be determined that this keep, defended byextensive outworks, that have disappeared, was built before thethirtieth year that followed the invasion of the Normans, andwas made to be a seat of royal power. Feudalism producedfor the maintenance of its rule no… … COLCHESTER CASTLE. 71 by every one who would obtain a full conception of the strengthand magnificence of mediaeval military art, but that conceptionwill not be completely realized until one has also seen the giantof the Middle Ages, bowed by war, and worn by time, but stillpredominant, in this…
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