The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... England which will be found in Chapter VII . , and which was originally published in the English Historical Review ( vol . xix . , 1904 ) . It has , however , been enlarged by the inclusion of five fresh castles , and by notes upon ...
... England which will be found in Chapter VII . , and which was originally published in the English Historical Review ( vol . xix . , 1904 ) . It has , however , been enlarged by the inclusion of five fresh castles , and by notes upon ...
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... CASTLES 80 CHAPTER VII THE CASTLES OF THE Normans in ENGLAND 94 CHAPTER VIII MOTTE - CASTLES IN NORTH WALES 251 CHAPTER IX MOTTE - CASTLES IN SOUTH WALES • 273 CHAPTER X PAGE MOTTE - CASTLES IN SCOTLAND 302 CHAPTER xlii.
... CASTLES 80 CHAPTER VII THE CASTLES OF THE Normans in ENGLAND 94 CHAPTER VIII MOTTE - CASTLES IN NORTH WALES 251 CHAPTER IX MOTTE - CASTLES IN SOUTH WALES • 273 CHAPTER X PAGE MOTTE - CASTLES IN SCOTLAND 302 CHAPTER xlii.
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... England is their comparatively small size . We know of only one ( Skipsea ) in which the bailey covers as much as eight acres ; in by far the greater number the whole area included in the hillock , court , and ditches does not exceed ...
... England is their comparatively small size . We know of only one ( Skipsea ) in which the bailey covers as much as eight acres ; in by far the greater number the whole area included in the hillock , court , and ditches does not exceed ...
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... that some of the fortifica- The WHAT THESE FEATURES INDICATE 7 tions in England which are. 1 Vor Oldtid , p . 629. 2 Entwickelung des Kriegswesens , iii . , 379 . 1 See Chapter VII . 1 Primitive Folkmoots . See 6 INTRODUCTORY.
... that some of the fortifica- The WHAT THESE FEATURES INDICATE 7 tions in England which are. 1 Vor Oldtid , p . 629. 2 Entwickelung des Kriegswesens , iii . , 379 . 1 See Chapter VII . 1 Primitive Folkmoots . See 6 INTRODUCTORY.
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... England , as well as in Wales and in the Normanised parts of Ireland and Scotland , we see that the Norman invader is the one to whom they seem to point . We see also that small forts of this kind , easily and cheaply constructed , and ...
... England , as well as in Wales and in the Normanised parts of Ireland and Scotland , we see that the Norman invader is the one to whom they seem to point . We see also that small forts of this kind , easily and cheaply constructed , and ...
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