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The simplest of Norman castles comprised a mound, or motte, of alternating layers of earth and stones, topped with a wooden palisade and an enclosed residence, or keep, and surrounded …

Death and Progress is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Diamond Head, released in 1993 through Castle Music. This was Diamond Head's first album since …

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After the Norman Conquest, the castle was appropriated by the Archbishop of Canterbury Lanfranc and remained the property of the archbishops, with some interruptions, until 1540, …

Many Normans of Italy, France and England eventually served as avid Crusaders soldiers under the Italo-Norman prince Bohemund I of Antioch and the Angevin-Norman king Richard the …

Canterbury Castle, a Norman motte and bailey constructed shortly after Canterbury submitted to William the Conqueror in October 1066. The castle declined in importance following the new …

Canterbury Castle is a ruined Norman castle in Canterbury, Kent, England (grid reference TR14545743). [1] It is a five-minute walk from Canterbury East Station and the main bus …