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 15
Viking attacks on western Europe continued , and in England resulted in the establishment of Scandinavian political and cultural dominance in a region known as the Danelaw , while in continental Europe the Vikings using the great ...
Viking attacks on western Europe continued , and in England resulted in the establishment of Scandinavian political and cultural dominance in a region known as the Danelaw , while in continental Europe the Vikings using the great ...
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The shires were sub - divided into units known as hundreds , which in theory consisted of a hundred hides ; the hide was a smaller unit of agrarian organization . In the Danelaw the equivalents of the hundreds were known as ...
The shires were sub - divided into units known as hundreds , which in theory consisted of a hundred hides ; the hide was a smaller unit of agrarian organization . In the Danelaw the equivalents of the hundreds were known as ...
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Harold , confronted by the Normans , took up a defensive position along an escarpment known as ' the place of the grey apple tree ' and to the Normans as ' Senlac ' ( ' sandy lake ' ) . Senlac Hill was the highest rise of ground between ...
Harold , confronted by the Normans , took up a defensive position along an escarpment known as ' the place of the grey apple tree ' and to the Normans as ' Senlac ' ( ' sandy lake ' ) . Senlac Hill was the highest rise of ground between ...
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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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