Date | Description | Source | Reference |
1544 A.D. | Thirty one bell tents, seven triangular pavilions, three wall tents,
four wedge tents, one set of tents has material scene around it’s square
perimeter. The guy ropes on most of the bell tents have the three point
attachment.
Roof decoration consists of stripes, rings and swirls. Roof edge decoration ( roof edge in most cases appears to overlap the wall top); stripes, scalloping, fringe and various patterns. |
“Henry VIII’s siege train in 1544 when the English Army (denoted by the Cross of St.George) captured Boulogne...” “The Camping of the King at Morgvison”, National Maritime Museum. | Brice, M., Forts and Fortresses, London, 1990, p. 76. |
Another
version of the Siege of Boulogne.
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