Royal castles of England; comprising an account of those ancient fortresses which from the days of William the Conqueror either were the homes of English sovereigns or have been intimately associated with the history and romance of their lives (1913)
Shelley, Henry Charles. [from old catalog] · Boston, L. C. Page & company · leaf 30
t in an ap-pearance among his prospective subjects, only todiscover that several formidable obstacles lay be-tween him and the English crown. One of thoseobstacles being Dover Castle, he addressed himselfto the reduction of that fortress, which he so closelyinvested that it was in imminent danger… … Guardian of Albions White Walls 9 the relief of the castle, and as that gallant soldierwas able to outwit the Dauphin and throw somefour hundred men into the stronghold, it was notlong ere the French besiegers were compelled to re-tire. And, before they could return, the defenceshad been so…
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