Sieges (4) Age of Gunpowder

Sieges, Part 4, Age of Gunpowder Siege of Château Gaillard, 1203-1204 (Sylvain Verlaine Photo) Aerial view of Château Gaillard. Plan view of Château Gaillard. Richard Coeur de Lion’s career dramatizes the military trends and siege methods of his day.  When he returned from the Crusades he began to apply the principles he had learned to … Read more