This argument also stresses the ability of these same garrisons to maintain order amongst themselves and overawe the local rural and urban populations.3 Part of this paper will examine Osborne's thesis in the light of the experience of the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, ...
Stanford Hall in Nottinghamshire, England, Stokesay Castle, located at Stokesay, a mile south of the town of Craven Arms, in southern Shropshire, is the oldest fortified manor house in England, dating back to the late 13th century. Gwydir Castle is situated in the Conwy valley, North Wales...