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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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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Only the early medieval kings at the very height of their authority were able to impose and maintain such a system , and thus the forest should be seen very much as a characteristic of Norman England . Chases and parks Although in ...
Only the early medieval kings at the very height of their authority were able to impose and maintain such a system , and thus the forest should be seen very much as a characteristic of Norman England . Chases and parks Although in ...
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... Anglo - Norman England : 1066-1166 ( Oxford : Blackwell , 1986 ) Clarke , H. , The Archaeology of Medieval England ( Oxford : Blackwell , 1984 ) Davis , R. H. C. , The Normans and their Myth ( London : Thames & Hudson , 1968 ) Davis ...
... Anglo - Norman England : 1066-1166 ( Oxford : Blackwell , 1986 ) Clarke , H. , The Archaeology of Medieval England ( Oxford : Blackwell , 1984 ) Davis , R. H. C. , The Normans and their Myth ( London : Thames & Hudson , 1968 ) Davis ...
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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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