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 87
Warkworth provides an admirable example of this design . The first castle at Warkworth was built by Henry , Earl of Northumberland in the middle of the twelfth century at the neck of a loop in the River Coquet , close to its estuary .
Warkworth provides an admirable example of this design . The first castle at Warkworth was built by Henry , Earl of Northumberland in the middle of the twelfth century at the neck of a loop in the River Coquet , close to its estuary .
Page 117
Gilbert's success created a rare example of an exclusively English monastic foundation . Sempringham was the first of several double houses of this type in north- eastern England . In the immediate post - Conquest period marriage to an ...
Gilbert's success created a rare example of an exclusively English monastic foundation . Sempringham was the first of several double houses of this type in north- eastern England . In the immediate post - Conquest period marriage to an ...
Page 126
For example , virtually every village on the border between England and Wales boasts a Norman manorial fortification . Castles were often physically imposed on villages in much the same way that they were built in towns .
For example , virtually every village on the border between England and Wales boasts a Norman manorial fortification . Castles were often physically imposed on villages in much the same way that they were built in towns .
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