Book of Norman EnglandUsing archaeological, topographical and architectural evidence, this book covers the entire story of Norman England in an accessible way. It describes the impact of the Norman Conquest on England and looks at the castles, monasteries and churches and their effect on the landscape. |
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Nevertheless , on Charlemagne's death in 814 , the empire which he had extended into Spain , Italy and Saxony began the long process of disintegration , under attack from within and from the Vikings in the North and from the Moslems in ...
Nevertheless , on Charlemagne's death in 814 , the empire which he had extended into Spain , Italy and Saxony began the long process of disintegration , under attack from within and from the Vikings in the North and from the Moslems in ...
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The most significant of these was another Italian , Lanfranc ( died 1089 ) , who transformed the abbey at Le Bec - Héllouin from ... and established a direct link with the great monasteries of Burgundy , northern Italy and Rome .
The most significant of these was another Italian , Lanfranc ( died 1089 ) , who transformed the abbey at Le Bec - Héllouin from ... and established a direct link with the great monasteries of Burgundy , northern Italy and Rome .
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Along with the newly reformed Church came a new architectural style , derived from Italy , Burgundy and Germany , and by the 1050s new abbey churches were under construction at Mont - St - Michel , Rouen , Jumièges and Caen ...
Along with the newly reformed Church came a new architectural style , derived from Italy , Burgundy and Germany , and by the 1050s new abbey churches were under construction at Mont - St - Michel , Rouen , Jumièges and Caen ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Book of Norman England English Heritage |
| Author | Trevor Rowley |
| Contributor | English Heritage |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | B.T. Batsford, 1997 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0713480661, 9780713480665 |
| Length | 144 pages |
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