Book of Norman EnglandB.T. Batsford, 1997 - 144 pages Using 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 57
... moved southwards to Lincoln , Huntingdon and Cambridge , where further castles were built and more hostages taken . 31 Clifford's Tower , York , a late twelfth - century stone keep sitting on top of the earlier Norman motte . ( National ...
... moved southwards to Lincoln , Huntingdon and Cambridge , where further castles were built and more hostages taken . 31 Clifford's Tower , York , a late twelfth - century stone keep sitting on top of the earlier Norman motte . ( National ...
Page 58
... moved north along the coast attacking Ipswich and Norwich until it reached the Humber and , in the process , effectively 32 Aerial photograph of Shrewsbury showing the Saxon and medieval town within the loop of the River Severn . Roger ...
... moved north along the coast attacking Ipswich and Norwich until it reached the Humber and , in the process , effectively 32 Aerial photograph of Shrewsbury showing the Saxon and medieval town within the loop of the River Severn . Roger ...
Page 84
... moved out of towns , pottery and textile manufacture representing the most obvious departures . Thetford had been heavily dependent on its Saxon pottery industry , but Thetford's main urban area and its associated pottery industry went ...
... moved out of towns , pottery and textile manufacture representing the most obvious departures . Thetford had been heavily dependent on its Saxon pottery industry , but Thetford's main urban area and its associated pottery industry went ...
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Abbot archaeological Archbishop architecture army battle of Hastings Bayeux Tapestry Bishop borough building built burh Caen Canterbury cathedral centre chapel Cistercian Cluniac Conqueror conquest of England construction countryside crown defences ditch Domesday Book Duchy Duke Durham Earl early earthworks East Anglia Edgar the Atheling Edward the Confessor eleventh century English Heritage Essex evidence example excavated feudal fortifications French Harold Henry Henry of Blois Holy important Jumièges keep King of England land Lanfranc large number late Saxon England later London lords Matilda medieval military monasteries monastic monks Mortain motte and bailey National Monuments Record nave Norfolk Norman architecture Norman church Norman Conquest Norman England Normandy North Norwich original palace parish churches parks Pevensey post-Conquest priory River Robert Roman Romanesque Royal Forests Scandinavian settlement Stephen stone surviving Sussex tenth century thegns town twelfth century urban village Wallingford walls Wenlock Priory Westminster William Winchester York