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English Castles and
their counterparts have inspired writers and poets, man and woman alike.
Here is the start of a quotes selection.
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“A fortified building or set of buildings used to provide both active
and passive defence. as well as a residence for the castle's lord and
household.”
Stephen Francis Wyley
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“The castle has a double nature; it is both a home and a fortress...(It
is) this double nature which makes the castle so different from dwellings
and fortification of other periods.”
William Anderson, the author of "Castles of Western Europe"
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“The Castle is
considered in its military aspect, as a fortress, and its domestic arrangements
only in so far as they are ancillary to its function as a fortification
and are necessary in its residence.”
Sidney Toy, A History
of Fortification from 3000 B.C. to 1700 A.D
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