The Castles and Abbeys of England: From the National Records, Early Chronicles, and Other Standard Authors, Volume 2Virtue, Spalding, and Company, 1844 |
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Abbot aisle already ancient appears arch arms army baronial Bayly beautiful Bishop called chapel Charles Chepstow Castle Chronicle church Cistercian cloister command conventual court Cromwell crown daughter descended Edward England Fairfax favour feet founder garrison gate Giraldus Cambrensis Glamorgan Gloucester Goldcliffe Goodrich Castle ground hall hath Herbert Hereford Hist holy honour John Kemeys KIDWELLY CASTLE King Henry King's knight lady land Laugharne Llanthony Lord lordship Majesty Marquess of Worcester monastery monastic monks Monmouth Monmouthshire nave Neath Abbey noble Norman notice observed officers ornamented Parliament Pembroke Castle Pict picturesque pillars present Prince Prior prisoner quoted Raglan Castle reign religious remains Richard river royal ruins says scene sent side siege SIR THOMAS FAIRFAX soldiers stone Thomas Tinterne Abbey tower town transept unto Uske W. H. BARTLETT Wales walls Welsh whole William window wood
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