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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There are few surviving examples of early Saxon churches in England , largely because of later rebuilding . By the eleventh century the plans of English churches were already becoming more European in design .
There are few surviving examples of early Saxon churches in England , largely because of later rebuilding . By the eleventh century the plans of English churches were already becoming more European in design .
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A grant of Abingdon Abbey , which is dated 1110 , was signed ' at Woodstock in the park ' , and according to later accounts it was in this or the following year that Henry I enclosed the park with a stone wall ( 94 ) .
A grant of Abingdon Abbey , which is dated 1110 , was signed ' at Woodstock in the park ' , and according to later accounts it was in this or the following year that Henry I enclosed the park with a stone wall ( 94 ) .
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Later the town was laid out in a regular grid . Within the original bailey a chapel with a circular nave was built in the mid - twelfth century ; it survives as only one of four such circular churches in England . Melbourne ( Derby . ) ...
Later the town was laid out in a regular grid . Within the original bailey a chapel with a circular nave was built in the mid - twelfth century ; it survives as only one of four such circular churches in England . Melbourne ( Derby . ) ...
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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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