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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12 Aerial photograph showing the pock - marked landscape of stone - quarrying at Barnack ( Northants ) . Barnack limestone was used extensively in eastern England and East Anglia during the late Saxon and Norman period , but documentary ...
12 Aerial photograph showing the pock - marked landscape of stone - quarrying at Barnack ( Northants ) . Barnack limestone was used extensively in eastern England and East Anglia during the late Saxon and Norman period , but documentary ...
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Stone castles Yet the most imposing buildings of the Norman era were the great castle keeps . In French such keeps were known as donjons ( Latin dominium , ' lordship ' ) . It is not entirely clear where the stone keep originated ...
Stone castles Yet the most imposing buildings of the Norman era were the great castle keeps . In French such keeps were known as donjons ( Latin dominium , ' lordship ' ) . It is not entirely clear where the stone keep originated ...
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More often than not such early rural castles were built in earth and timber , but a few were built of stone and survive in modified form as fortified manor houses . Such fortified manors were sometimes seen as a demonstration of status ...
More often than not such early rural castles were built in earth and timber , but a few were built of stone and survive in modified form as fortified manor houses . Such fortified manors were sometimes seen as a demonstration of status ...
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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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