FOBO - Life and Work of the People of England: The Fourteenth Century (page 2/2)

The front cover of the book. [$]

Reconstructed Interior of Fourteenth-century Hall (Penshurst, Kent).

The lord and lady are dining on the daïs, the retainers grouped round the hearth. Notice the dog and the jester. [more...] [$]

74.—The Siege of a Castle

“A hand-to-hand fight on a scaling ladder thrown against the battlements; the garrison hurl stones from a catapult. Note primitive cannon.
Reconstructional drawing from various sources by George Kruger Gray.”

George Kruger Gray died in 1943, so his work on this picture will remain copyright until the end of 2013.

“Attackers could head straight for gates or vulnerable points under movable covers, or erect scaffoldings (p. 74) to bring them above the level of the castle walls—another reason for clearing the castle [more...] [$]

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