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William, son of Osbern, earl of Hereford, 104

Winchelsea (Sussex), 296, 325

Winchester (Hants), castle, 39, 40, 197, 202

Windsor (Berks), castle, 109, 119, 282;

St George’s chapel, 109

Wingfield (Derby), manor, 346, W. H. Edmunds’ _Guide_; 348, A.
Thompson; 349, 353, G. J. Gillham; 229, 269, 336, 345, 347,
348, 351, 352, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359

Witham (Essex), 29

Witham river, 12, 20

Wiverton (Notts), manor-house, 360

Wollaton hall (Notts), 318

Wootton lodge (Derby), 318

Worcester, 119

Worlebury (Somerset), 9, A. H. Allcroft; 8, 25

Worthing (Sussex), 2

Wressell (Yorks, E.R.), castle, 358

Wrexham (Denbigh), 24

Writtle (Essex), manor-house, 366

Würzburg (Lower Franconia), 26

Wye river, 24, 268

Wyvill, Robert, bishop of Salisbury, 301

Y

Yanwath (Westmorland), manor-house, 338

York, 17, A. Thompson; 14, 16, 18, 23, 28, 33, 41;
archbishops of, 85;
bars, 229, A. Thompson; 237, W. Maitland; 7, 229, 230, 233, 236,
241, 245, 295, 296, 297;
castles, 185, A. Thompson; 32, 39, 40, 41, 42, 52, 55, 85, 86, 88,
89, 115, 120, 185, 186

—— cathedral, 100;
cathedral close, 298

—— St Mary’s abbey, 33, 107, 298

—— St Mary Bishophill Junior, 100

Yorkshire, sheriff of, 55

Ythanceaster (Essex), 22

Z

Zara (Dalmatia), siege of, 70

INDEX RERUM

A

Adulterine castles, 56, 57, 89

_Adulterinus_, 56

_Agger_, 11, 60

_Alatorium_, 89

Allure, 89

Angle, dead, in fortification, 162

Angles, reduction of, in fortification, 165

Arbalast, 73;
_see_ Cross-bow

_Arx_, 22, 32, 53, 65;
_arcem condere_, etc., 38

Attack, science and methods of, 66-79

_Aula_, hall or manor-house, 197, 198

_Aula principalis_, 56;
_see_ Hall

B

Bailey, 40, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 55, 56;
_see_ Castles, plan of

_Ballista_, 16, 63, 67, 73, 74

_Ballium_, 40

Barbican, 215, 229, 230, 233-6, 239-41

Barmkin, 189, 229, 312, 347

Bartizan, 187, 235, 236

Base-court, 40, 96

_Basse-cour_, 40

_Bastille_, 236

Bastion, 289, 290

Battering ram, _see_ Ram

Bayeux tapestry, 36, 38, 45, 46, A. Thompson; 36, 38, 44, 45, 46, 52,
66, 190, 192

Belfry, 72, Viollet-le-Duc; 67, 70, 71, 78

_Berfredum_, 67

Berm, 5, 11, 60

Bishop’s palaces, fortified, 301, 338, 341, 342

Bore, 70, Viollet-le-Duc; 61, 64, 68

Borough, 30

_Bourg_, 26

Bower, 192, 193

Brattice, 79, 187

_Bretèche_, 79, 187

Brick-work in eastern counties, 355, 358

—— tower of, at siege of Marseilles, 62

Bridges, fortified, 297, 298;
London bridge, 64;
bridges at Paris, 63

_Burg_, 25, 26

_Burgus_ or _burgum_, 30, 41

_Burh_, 25;
_burhs_ in Saxon England, map of, 31, A. Thompson; 25-27, 28-33,
35, 38, 41, 42

Byzantine military science, 59, 61, 67, 73

C

_Cabulus_, 76

Carfax, 22

_Castel_, 35, 37, 42

_Castellum_, 35, 55, 60, 66;
_castellum construere_, etc., 38;
_castellis, vastata in_, 42

Castles, dwelling-houses in, 188-211

—— in England, Norman, earthworks, 26, 30, 32, 33, 35-57;
mount-and-bailey plan, 42-47, 48-52, 55-56, 110, 113, 160, 161;
relative date of, 56, 57;
importance in warfare, 65, 66, 83-7;
stone fortifications, 47, 89-107

—— in relation to plan of walled towns, 87-89

—— plan of, with successive baileys, 162, 163, 164;
concentric, 7, 164, 264, 264-82, 304;
mount-and-bailey, _see_ Castles in England, Norman

—— strategic position in North of England, map illustrating, 84, A.
Thompson; 83-87

—— Syrian, _see_ Crusaders

_Castrum_, 35, 53

Cat, 68

Catapult, 73, Viollet-le-Duc; 16, 17, 51, 67, 70, 71, 73-6;
_see_ _Ballista_, _Mangana_, etc.

Centering of vault at Lancaster castle, 327

_Cervi_, 60

Chamber, great, 54, 205, 206, 207

Chapels in castles, 107-9, 209-11;
_see_ also Keep

_Châtelet_, 236

_Chats-châteaux_, 68

_Chemise_, 90, 177

Churches, fortified, 315, 316

_Cippi_, 60, 61

Closes of cathedrals, fortified, 298, 301

“Contour” forts, 1, 2

_Cortina_, 89

Countervallation, wall of, 62

_Coursière_, 80, 82, 178

_Courtine_, 89

Crenellate, licences to, 298, 301, 303, 304, 307, 308, 309

Crenellations, 79

Cross-bow, 67, 73, 74, 78

Crusade, first, 66, 74;
fourth, 70

Crusaders, castles of, in Syria, 175, 176, 240, 241, 262, 263

Crusades, influence of, on military science, 59, 66, 67, 160, 163,
164, 175, 176, 262, 263

D

Danegeld, 33

Danes, invasions of England and France by, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33,
34, 39, 63, 64, 65

Defence, science and progress of, 79-82, 161-5

Demi-lune, 215

Domesday Book, evidence with regard to early castles, 30, 37, 41,
42, 83

_Domgio_, 46

Donjon or dungeon, 43, 46, 47, 361, 365

Drainage of roofs, 156, 179

Drawbridge, 55

Dungeon, _see_ Donjon

_Dunio_, 46

E

Earthworks in Britain, early, 1-10, 19;
defence of entrances, 3, 5-7;
dry-built walls, 8;
in Saxon England, 24, 25

Embrasure, 169

F

Fire-arms, introduction of, 58, 59, 287-90

_Firmamentum_, 38

_Firmitas_, 55

Flanking, 102, 161, 162, 164, 216-20

Fore-building, _see_ Keep

_Forum_, 14, 18, 19, 22, 23

France, Gallo-Roman cities in, 22, 23

—— early castles in, 36

—— mount-and-bailey castles in, 46, 52, 53, 55

—— progress of military art in, 65

—— walled towns in, 64, 65, 250, 290, 292

Free chapels, 109

G

Galleries in walls of castles, 284, 285

Garde-robes, 247;
_see_ also Keep, Mural chambers

Gatehouses of castle, early, 95-9;
later, 220-9

Gateways of Roman stations, 14, 15, 19

_Geweorc_, 30, 33, 63

Great chamber, _see_ Chamber

H

_Haia_, 55

Hall of castle, 54, 55, 56, 104, 107, 190-3, 195, 197, 198, 200,
202, 205, 206

“Herring-bone” masonry, 93, 99-102

Herse, 70

Hides, raw, used to protect palisades, 62, 64, 68

Hoarding, 79, Viollet-le-Duc; 79, 80, 81, 82, 187

Hooks, grappling, 61, 71

Horn-work, 215

_Hourd_; _see_ Hoarding

Hurdles, use of, in attack, 61

I

Italy, fortified towns in, 290, 292

K

Keep, gradual disappearance of, 164, 212, 215

—— cylindrical tower, 165-85;
internal arrangements, 168-72, 178, 179, 182, 183, 184

—— octagonal tower, 185

—— quatrefoil tower, 172, 185-7

—— rectangular tower, map of towers, 130, A. Thompson;
in France and Normandy, 116-8;
in England, 118-59;
evidence for date, 118-20;
early Norman towers, 120-5;
comparative measurements of towers, 125, 127-8, 131-3;
position in plan, 128-31;
external treatment, 133, 134, 137;
entrance and forebuilding, 137-8, 141-2;
internal arrangement and cross-wall, 142, 145-6;
basement, 146, 149-50;
stairs, 146, 149;
chapels, 150, 153-4;
kitchens, 154;
wells, 154;
mural chambers and galleries, 155-6;
roof and rampart, 157, 159;
drawbacks of shape, 161-2

—— , residential use of, 53-5, 179, 188

—— shell, 113-6;
combination with rectangular tower, 129

—— wooden tower on mount, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 51, 52-5, 56, 113, 160

Kitchen in castles, 54, 193, 194, 209;
_see also_ Keep

L

_Lilium_, 60, 61

Lists, 264

Limestone, Yorkshire, 355

_Logium_, 54

M

Machicolations, 82, 175, 223, 246

_Malvoisin_, 66

_Mangana_, mangon, mangonel, 64, 73

Mantlets, 61, 64, 68, 70, 79;
of rope, 62

_Merlon_, 169, 242, 245, 246

Mile-castles on Roman wall, 11, 17, 60

Mines, use of, in siege, 58, 62, 63, 68, 70, 71

Monasteries, fortified, 298, 301, 303, 304, 315

_Motte_, 41, 46, 54

Mount, 41, 43, 44-47, 48-53, 54

Mouse, 62, 68

_Municipium_, 35, 53

_Munitio_, 35, 53;
_munitionem firmare_, etc., 38

_Musculus_, 62

N

Norman conquest, castle-building after, 38, 39

Normans at court of Edward the Confessor, 37

O

_Oppidum_, 21

P

_Palicium_, 55

Palisade and stockade, use of, 5, 25, 26, 29, 32, 36, 40, 45, 46,
52, 53, 55, 58, 59, 61, 65, 66, 67, 68, 73, 89

Pantry, 54

Parapets, 79, 80, 82, 102, 242, 245, 246

Parvise, 192

Pele, 229, 312

Pele-towers, 185, 219, 220, 312, 315, 316

Pele-yard, 315

Pent-houses, 62, 64, 79

_Petraria_, 73

_Pierrière_, 73

_Pomerium_, 292, 295

_Porta decumana_, 19;
_praetoria_, 19;
_principalis_, 19

Portcullis, 70, 96, 227, 229

_Porte-coulis_, 70

Postern, 247, 251

_Praetorium_, 14, 18

Promontories, early camps on, 1, 2

_Propugnaculum_, 89

Q

_Quincunx_, 60

R

Ram, 69, Viollet-le-Duc; 63, 64, 68, 78, 79;
devices against, 79

Rampart-walk, 241, Viollet-le-Duc; 79, 80, 89, 102;
_see_ also Keep

Ravelin, 215

Revetment, walls of, 186

Roman military science, 59-62, 73

—— occupation of Britain, 10-20

—— roads in Britain, 11, 12, 25

—— stations, 10, 12-20

—— wall in Northumberland and Cumberland, 11, A. Thompson
(after Bruce);
10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 25

S

Saxon invasions of Britain, 21, 22

—— shore, fortresses of, 12, 22

—— towns and villages, 23, 24

Scaling, 58;
scaling-ladders, 61, 70, 71

_Scorpio_, 73

Shutter in embrasure, 245, Viollet-le-Duc; 242

Siegecraft, engines used in, 68-77;
_see_ Catapult

Sieges—
of Alesia, 59-61
of Antioch, 164, 241
of Château-Gaillard, 70, 71, 73, 76, 77, 163, 215, 216
of Constantinople, 164
of London by Danes, 64, 65
of Marseilles, 61, 62
of Paris, 63, 64
of Le Puiset, 67, 68

Slingers, 58

Solar, _solarium_, 192, 193

Sow, 68

Spur at base of towers, 175, 185

Stakes used as missiles, 61

_Stimuli_, 61

Stockade, _see_ Palisade

T

_Terebra_, 68

_Testudo_, 62, 68

_Tête-du-pont_, 63, 234, 326

Teutonic origin of mount-and-bailey castle, conjectural, 51

_Timbrian_, 29

Tortoise, 68;
_see_ _Testudo_

Tower at siege of Marseilles, 62

Tower, great, _see_ Keep

Towers on ramparts, 60, 61, 161, 162, 164;
in early Norman castles, 102-4;
_see_ Flanking

—— on walls of Roman stations, 15-17

—— strong, survivals of keep, 269, 281, 282

Towns; Saxon settlements, 23, 24

—— walled, 228, 288, Viollet-le-Duc;
early, 64, 65;
in relation to castles, 87-89

_Trebuchet_, 75, 76, Viollet-le-Duc; 76

Turrets on Roman wall, 11

U

_Urbs_, 21

V

_Vallum_, 2, 5, 11, 53, 60, 61

_Via praetoria_, 18;
_principalis_, 18, 19, 23

_Villa_, 53

Villas in Roman Britain, 12, 21

_Vinea_, 62

W

Ward, 40

Wells in castles, 119, 124, 125, 141, 145, 146, 154, 155, 179

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ENGLISH MILITARY ARCHITECTURE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

By A. HAMILTON THOMPSON, M.A., F.S.A.

Author of “THE GROUND PLAN OF THE ENGLISH PARISH CHURCH”; “THE HISTORICAL GROWTH OF THE ENGLISH PARISH CHURCH”; &c.

Copiously illustrated with Plans, Drawings, and Photographs. Octavo, strongly bound in cloth. Price 7s. 6d. net

LONDON: HENRY FROWDE

CHURCH BELLS IN ENGLAND

By H. B. WALTERS, Esq., M.A., F.S.A.

Joint-Author of “BELLS OF ESSEX” and “BELLS OF WARWICKSHIRE.”

Copiously illustrated with Photographs of Bells, Bell Stamps, Founders’ Marks, &c.

Octavo, strongly bound in cloth. Price 7s. 6d. net

LONDON: HENRY FROWDE

CATHEDRALS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

By FRANCIS BOND, M.A., F.G.S.

A Short History of their Architecture; being a remodelled, re-illustrated, and enlarged edition of “English Cathedrals Illustrated.” Containing over 270 Illustrations from photographs and a complete set of plans specially drawn to a uniform scale. Octavo, cloth gilt. Price 7s. 6d. net

LONDON: B. T. BATSFORD