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 83
... successfully been used in Normandy as a means of centralizing political and economic control ; a strategy which was ... successful urban activity . The creation of new towns was not always without cost , and several late Saxon towns ...
... successfully been used in Normandy as a means of centralizing political and economic control ; a strategy which was ... successful urban activity . The creation of new towns was not always without cost , and several late Saxon towns ...
Page 110
... successful of these was the cult of Thomas Becket at Canterbury . Murdered in 1170 , he was canonized in 1173 and his cult was carefully cultivated immediately afterwards . The pilgrimage to Canterbury became widely popular in the late ...
... successful of these was the cult of Thomas Becket at Canterbury . Murdered in 1170 , he was canonized in 1173 and his cult was carefully cultivated immediately afterwards . The pilgrimage to Canterbury became widely popular in the late ...
Page 115
... successful , although the remains of some Cluniac priories , particularly that at Thetford , form remarkable ruins . Following the Cluniacs there was a great monastic invasion which continued for a century and a half ; ' successive ...
... successful , although the remains of some Cluniac priories , particularly that at Thetford , form remarkable ruins . Following the Cluniacs there was a great monastic invasion which continued for a century and a half ; ' successive ...
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