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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Town life in England had all but disappeared in the post - Roman period , but gradually re - emerged in the form of trading centres or wics in the mid- Saxon era . These nascent towns were largely destroyed by Viking activity or the ...
Town life in England had all but disappeared in the post - Roman period , but gradually re - emerged in the form of trading centres or wics in the mid- Saxon era . These nascent towns were largely destroyed by Viking activity or the ...
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The following morning the fleet landed unopposed at the ancient fort of Pevensey in Sussex , the Roman Anderita , which had originally been built to defend the south coast against the Anglo - Saxons in the middle of the third century AD ...
The following morning the fleet landed unopposed at the ancient fort of Pevensey in Sussex , the Roman Anderita , which had originally been built to defend the south coast against the Anglo - Saxons in the middle of the third century AD ...
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The Normans occupied the site of an Iron Age promontory fort at Dover , which had been reinforced by the Romans and the Saxons and which ... Dover he reused the Roman defences , and fortified a Roman burial mound to create a castle .
The Normans occupied the site of an Iron Age promontory fort at Dover , which had been reinforced by the Romans and the Saxons and which ... Dover he reused the Roman defences , and fortified a Roman burial mound to create a castle .
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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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