The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... Roman cities still kept their defences . In 755 the slaughter of Cynewulf , king of the West Saxons , by the etheling Cyneard , is told with unusual detail by the Chronicle . The king was slain in a bur ( bower , or isolated women's ...
... Roman cities still kept their defences . In 755 the slaughter of Cynewulf , king of the West Saxons , by the etheling Cyneard , is told with unusual detail by the Chronicle . The king was slain in a bur ( bower , or isolated women's ...
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... Roman fort at Lympne ) , and two works built by Alfred on the banks of the river Lea.1 William of Malmesbury tells us that in his boyhood there was a stone in the nunnery of Shaftesbury which had been taken out of the walls of the town ...
... Roman fort at Lympne ) , and two works built by Alfred on the banks of the river Lea.1 William of Malmesbury tells us that in his boyhood there was a stone in the nunnery of Shaftesbury which had been taken out of the walls of the town ...
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... Roman walls of Chester in 908 , by Ethelred and his wife ; and Ethelfleda herself ( possibly during the lingering illness which later chroniclers give to her husband ) had built a burh at Bremesbyrig . During the twelve years which ...
... Roman walls of Chester in 908 , by Ethelred and his wife ; and Ethelfleda herself ( possibly during the lingering illness which later chroniclers give to her husband ) had built a burh at Bremesbyrig . During the twelve years which ...
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... Roman roads and the main waterways is very apparent . Our list is very far from being a complete list of all the Anglo - Saxon boroughs existing in Edward's day . In the document known as the " Burghal Hidage " we have another quite ...
... Roman roads and the main waterways is very apparent . Our list is very far from being a complete list of all the Anglo - Saxon boroughs existing in Edward's day . In the document known as the " Burghal Hidage " we have another quite ...
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... Roman models exercised on eyes which still beheld them existing . We see that the main idea of the borough was the same as that of the prehistoric or British " camp of refuge , " in that it was intended for the defence of society and ...
... Roman models exercised on eyes which still beheld them existing . We see that the main idea of the borough was the same as that of the prehistoric or British " camp of refuge , " in that it was intended for the defence of society and ...
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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