The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... Henry I. when he besieged the city.R TAMWORTH was an ancient city of the Mercian kings , and therefore may have been fortified before its walls were rebuilt by Ethelfleda . The line of the ancient town - wall can still be traced in ...
... Henry I. when he besieged the city.R TAMWORTH was an ancient city of the Mercian kings , and therefore may have been fortified before its walls were rebuilt by Ethelfleda . The line of the ancient town - wall can still be traced in ...
Page 65
... Henry's son Otto married a daughter of Edward the Elder . Henry received the nickname of Townfounder ( Städtegründer ) . 3 " Carolus civitates Transsequanas ab incolis firmari rogavit , Cinomannis scilicet et Turonis , ut præsidio ...
... Henry's son Otto married a daughter of Edward the Elder . Henry received the nickname of Townfounder ( Städtegründer ) . 3 " Carolus civitates Transsequanas ab incolis firmari rogavit , Cinomannis scilicet et Turonis , ut præsidio ...
Page 100
... Henry I. which we possess shows that he spent 78. 6s . 2d . on the castle in 1130 , and possibly this refers to this gatehouse . We know that Henry was a great builder , but so was the former owner of this castle , Robert Belesme , son ...
... Henry I. which we possess shows that he spent 78. 6s . 2d . on the castle in 1130 , and possibly this refers to this gatehouse . We know that Henry was a great builder , but so was the former owner of this castle , Robert Belesme , son ...
Page 101
... Henry II.'s reign . There is no motte at Bamborough , nor was one needed on a site which is itself a natural motte , more precipitous and defensible than any artificial hill . As the Domesday Survey does not extend to Northumberland ...
... Henry II.'s reign . There is no motte at Bamborough , nor was one needed on a site which is itself a natural motte , more precipitous and defensible than any artificial hill . As the Domesday Survey does not extend to Northumberland ...
Page 104
... Henry II . Mr Clark remarks : “ If the masonry of Berkeley Castle were removed , its remains would show a mound of earth , and attached to three sides of it a platform , the whole encircled with a ditch or scarp . ' " 2 The motte raised ...
... Henry II . Mr Clark remarks : “ If the masonry of Berkeley Castle were removed , its remains would show a mound of earth , and attached to three sides of it a platform , the whole encircled with a ditch or scarp . ' " 2 The motte raised ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch borough bretasche Brut building built Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp Cardigan castelli castellum castrum certainly chapel charter Chester church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Earl early Norman earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existence feet feudal Fitz fortifications Fulk Nerra Giraldus Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s hillock History houses III.'s reign Journ king land manor masonry mediæval mentioned moated Montgomerie mote motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural towers Norman castle Norwich Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford remains remarks Risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman round ruins Saxon says Scotland shows side Stafford stands stockade stone castle stone keep town trace turris Wales wall ward Welsh William wooden castle word writer