The external wall of this royal Castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge, that Elizabeth might enter the Castle by a path hitherto untrodden, instead... Ballou's Monthly Magazine - Pàgina 4151868Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1872 - 820 pàgines
...castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake, partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge,...erected a gatehouse or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief.... | |
| Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1872 - 686 pàgines
...castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake, partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge,...entrance to the northward, over which he had erected & gatehouse or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent, and superior in architecture,... | |
| George Shaw - 1873 - 672 pàgines
...of this royal castle was on the south and west sides defended by a lake, partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge,...might enter the castle by a path hitherto untrodden." During the Civil Wars the castle was besieged by Cromwell, and given to some of his officers, who soon... | |
| 1874 - 274 pàgines
...castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake, partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge,...erected a gatehouse or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief.... | |
| Walter Scott - 1877 - 598 pàgines
...Castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake, partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge,...erected a gate-house, or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief.... | |
| Walter Scott - 1877 - 482 pàgines
...royal Castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge,...erected a gate-house, or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief.... | |
| Lafayette Charles Loomis - 1882 - 718 pàgines
...castle wa", on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake, partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge,...erected a gatehouse, or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent and superior in architecture to the baronial castle of many a Northern chief."... | |
| Richard Fletcher Charles - 1882 - 360 pàgines
...by a lake, partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge (see below), that Elizabeth might enter the castle by a path hitherto...erected a gate-house or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief.... | |
| Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1884 - 366 pàgines
...castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake, partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge,...erected a gatehouse or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief.... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1884 - 544 pàgines
...royal Castle was, on the south and west sides, adorned and defended by a lake partly artificial, across which Leicester had constructed a stately bridge,...erected a gatehouse, or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent, and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief.... | |
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