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 121
The Norman manor was an economic , political and judicial unit . In its basic form the manor consisted of a village , the manor house , lord's house , demesne land ( the lord's home farm ) , the arable , pasture and meadow of the ...
The Norman manor was an economic , political and judicial unit . In its basic form the manor consisted of a village , the manor house , lord's house , demesne land ( the lord's home farm ) , the arable , pasture and meadow of the ...
Page 122
The Domesday commissioners collected their description of England shire by shire , hundred by hundred and manor by manor , that is to say geographically . Their clerks then rearranged the material within each shire into the holdings or ...
The Domesday commissioners collected their description of England shire by shire , hundred by hundred and manor by manor , that is to say geographically . Their clerks then rearranged the material within each shire into the holdings or ...
Page 126
Within the ditch there was only room for the hall , kitchen and another small building ; therefore with the need for a larger , more compact establishment in the thirteenth century the manor was moved about half a mile to a new site to ...
Within the ditch there was only room for the hall , kitchen and another small building ; therefore with the need for a larger , more compact establishment in the thirteenth century the manor was moved about half a mile to a new site to ...
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| 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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