Licence to crenellate
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licence-to-crenellate-194-14458821
title:
Licence to crenellate
text:
In medieval England, Wales and the Channel Islands a licence to crenellate granted the holder permission to fortify his property. Such licences were granted by the king, and by the rulers of the counties palatine within their jurisdictions, i.e. by the Bishops of Durham, the Earls of Chester, and after 1351 by the Dukes of Lancaster. Licences to crenellate were issued from the 12th to 16th centuries. The earliest licences present a point of contention. For instance although an authority such as
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description:
Formal permission to build a fortification
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licence_to_crenellate
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date modified:
2023-12-14T12:47:00Z
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