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 90
e theproperty of that Bishop Odo who figures in theprevious chapter the Anglo-Saxon building was stillin existence, but it seems probable that when themanor once more reverted to the king, owing toOdos rebellion, and was presented to a more faith-ful baron, its new owner signalized his good… … A Queen at Bay 57 castle dates back to that far-off time. No doubt theexpert in such matters will be able to trace Norman,architecture here and there, but the building as itstands is a compound of many centuries and manystyles. For example, the structure now used as aboathouse was once a…
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