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 76
de as to the identityof the builder of that part of Rochester Castlewhich has survived to this day. Roughly speaking,only the noble keep remains, a lofty structure whichdominates the city and is a conspicuous landmarkfor twenty miles around. Ann Radcliffe, the authorof ^ The Mysteries of Udolpho,… … A Stronghold of Many Sieges 47 its square ghostly walls, and their hollow eyes risingover the right bank of the Medway, grey and mas-sive and floorless — nothing remaining but theshell! By some historians the credit of rearingthat sturdy keep has been attributed to Odo ofBayeux; others have named…
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