The Siege of Château Gaillard, the Saucy Castle of Richard the Lionheart - Aerial View
An aerial view of the siege of Château Gaillard, also called the Saucy Castle. Construction of the castle was begun by Richard the Lionheart in 1196. The castle was besieged by the French who are pictured encamped to the south of the castle with a siege tower and two catapults. The fortified town of Petit-Andely is pictured to the north in the background. The River Seine runs to the west.
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army, France, castle, armies, tower, aerial, catapult, castles, siege, towers, Richard the Lionheart, Chateau, Château Gaillard, King Richard, Saucy Castle, besieged, catapults, inner bailey, lion-hearted, saucyGalleries
Miscellaneous Medieval Illustrations, Cityscapes, French Buildings and Monuments, Events in French History, Events in United Kingdom HistorySource
Samuel Bannister Harding, Ph.D., Assisted by Margaret Snodgrass, A.M. The Story of Europe: From the Times of the Ancient Greeks to the Colonization of America, An Elementary History for the Sixth Grade, Based Upon the Report of the Committee of Eight to the American Historical Association (Chicago, IL: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1912) 183
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