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 26
... probably reflects the expansion of urban markets over much of England , from the late ninth century , as well as the attempts by the later Saxon kings to limit trading to towns by legislation . All these industries employed techniques ...
... probably reflects the expansion of urban markets over much of England , from the late ninth century , as well as the attempts by the later Saxon kings to limit trading to towns by legislation . All these industries employed techniques ...
Page 133
... probably in the years 1174-6 ; ' And there was a waste place without the said park and manor and because men lodged too far , the king gave places to diverse men to build hostelries there for the use of the King's men . ' It is clear ...
... probably in the years 1174-6 ; ' And there was a waste place without the said park and manor and because men lodged too far , the king gave places to diverse men to build hostelries there for the use of the King's men . ' It is clear ...
Page 136
... probably a wooden structure here until 1168 , when Henry II decided to guard the Channel . The huge tower - keep was completed in 1184 , with its inner curtain wall and eleven turrets , the first such in Europe . Durham Cathedral ( Co ...
... probably a wooden structure here until 1168 , when Henry II decided to guard the Channel . The huge tower - keep was completed in 1184 , with its inner curtain wall and eleven turrets , the first such in Europe . Durham Cathedral ( Co ...
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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