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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Page 26
These excavations also demonstrate the emergence of the common right - angled medieval town - house plan by the mid - eleventh century . Such buildings normally incorporated a sunken cellar . At Northampton on St Peter's Street there ...
These excavations also demonstrate the emergence of the common right - angled medieval town - house plan by the mid - eleventh century . Such buildings normally incorporated a sunken cellar . At Northampton on St Peter's Street there ...
Page 29
The Normans were not directly responsible for any major agrarian changes , although during the eleventh century a heavier plough , using more iron components , was imported from France into England . There is still much discussion about ...
The Normans were not directly responsible for any major agrarian changes , although during the eleventh century a heavier plough , using more iron components , was imported from France into England . There is still much discussion about ...
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The church and its graveyard were probably established in the mid - tenth century in the form of a small rectangular timber building south of the later medieval church . In the mid- eleventh century a new church of stone was built next ...
The church and its graveyard were probably established in the mid - tenth century in the form of a small rectangular timber building south of the later medieval church . In the mid- eleventh century a new church of stone was built next ...
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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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