Project Gutenberg 2019-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 667 Thompson, A. Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton) 1873 1952 Thompson, Alexander Hamilton 12029421 Military Architecture in England During the Middle Ages Preface -- Bibliography -- Early earthworks and Roman stations -- The Saxon and Danish period -- The English castle after the conquest -- The progress of attack and defence -- The beginning of the stone castle -- The keep of the Norman castle -- The period of transition: cylindrical tower-keeps -- The dwelling-house in the castle -- Castles of the thirteenth century: the fortification of the curtain -- The Edwardian castle and the concentric plan -- Military architecture in the later Middle Ages: fortified towns and castles -- The age of transition: the fortified dwelling-house. Produced by MWS, Brian Wilcox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Military Architecture in England During the Middle Ages" by A. Hamilton Thompson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work examines the evolution of military fortifications in England, particularly focusing on castles from the medieval period. The book likely covers how military architecture developed as a response to various warfare tactics through different historical phases, from early earthworks to the sophisticated stone castles of the late Middle Ages. The opening of the volume begins with a discussion of early military fortifications, highlighting the earthworks constructed by prehistoric inhabitants of Britain. It elaborates on the characteristics and design principles of these ancient fortresses, including their defensive structures, such as banks, ditches, and elaborate entrances that were difficult for attackers to navigate. The text emphasizes the transition from these primitive fortifications to the Roman approaches and further onto the complexities introduced during the Saxon and Danish invasions, setting the stage for the detailed exploration of military architecture that follows in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Military architecture -- England Castles -- England -- History -- To 1500 Architecture, Medieval -- England NA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Warfare Category: Architecture 1111490 2025-07-24T06:48:17.220650 text/html 994608 2024-10-17T14:15:41 text/html 13256499 2025-07-24T06:48:38.143505 application/epub+zip 13269833 2025-07-24T06:48:21.615635 application/epub+zip 414811 2025-07-24T06:48:19.368602 application/epub+zip 13552062 2025-07-24T06:48:48.405497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 13449359 2025-07-24T06:48:35.584579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 619708 2022-09-27T10:36:32.592584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 751987 2025-07-24T06:48:13.733625 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 732036 2024-10-17T14:15:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18078 2025-07-24T06:48:48.610449 application/rdf+xml 14746 2025-07-24T06:48:19.734623 image/jpeg 1856 2025-07-24T06:48:19.542582 image/jpeg 13049891 2025-07-24T06:48:17.962636 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia