The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... Castle , Hereford 28. Richmond , Yorks ; Rochester , Kent 29. Rockingham , Northants 30. Old Sarum , Wilts · 31. Shrewsbury ; Skipsea , Yorks 32. Stafford ... NORMAN CASTLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES CHAPTER I xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLANS.
... Castle , Hereford 28. Richmond , Yorks ; Rochester , Kent 29. Rockingham , Northants 30. Old Sarum , Wilts · 31. Shrewsbury ; Skipsea , Yorks 32. Stafford ... NORMAN CASTLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES CHAPTER I xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLANS.
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... castles which immediately succeeded them , so that it was only necessary to add a stone tower and stone walls to these works to convert them into a Norman castle of the popularly accepted type . We regard the military character of these ...
... castles which immediately succeeded them , so that it was only necessary to add a stone tower and stone walls to these works to convert them into a Norman castle of the popularly accepted type . We regard the military character of these ...
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... castle of Worcester . Roger Bigod throws himself into Norwich Castle , and harries the shire ; Bishop Odo brings the plunder of Kent into his castle of Rochester . Finally the king's cause wins the day through the taking of the castles ...
... castle of Worcester . Roger Bigod throws himself into Norwich Castle , and harries the shire ; Bishop Odo brings the plunder of Kent into his castle of Rochester . Finally the king's cause wins the day through the taking of the castles ...
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... Norman castle - builder has been at work there subsequently . The weak point in Mr Clark's argument was that when he found a motte on a site which had once been Saxon , he did not stop to inquire what any subsequent builders might have ...
... Norman castle - builder has been at work there subsequently . The weak point in Mr Clark's argument was that when he found a motte on a site which had once been Saxon , he did not stop to inquire what any subsequent builders might have ...
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... Norman castle . A motte and a Norman castle . No motte and no Norman castle . No motte and no Norman castle . A motte and a Norman castle . No motte and no Norman castle . No motte and no Norman castle . A motte . . 914 Buckingham , S ...
... Norman castle . A motte and a Norman castle . No motte and no Norman castle . No motte and no Norman castle . A motte and a Norman castle . No motte and no Norman castle . No motte and no Norman castle . A motte . . 914 Buckingham , S ...
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