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Description "A siege of the fifteenth century, from a manuscript belonging to Edward IV., now in Sir John Soane's Museum. The walls, having been breached by artillery, are being stormed through the breaches; the stormers are covered by the fire of hand-gun-men, crossbowmen and archers."
Date 15th century
date QS:P,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source Charles Oman (1926) Castles, The Great Western Railway, pp. frontspiece
Author Unknown authorUnknown author
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