The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... Scottish mottes ; to Mr Charles Dawson , F.S.A. , for granting the use of his admirable photographs from the Bayeux Tapestry ; to Mr Cooper , author of the PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts Χ PREFACE.
... Scottish mottes ; to Mr Charles Dawson , F.S.A. , for granting the use of his admirable photographs from the Bayeux Tapestry ; to Mr Cooper , author of the PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts Χ PREFACE.
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Ella S. Armitage. PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts and docu- ments relating to his subject ; to the Rev. Herbert White , M.A. , and to Mr Basil Stally brass , for reports of visits to castles ; and to ...
Ella S. Armitage. PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts and docu- ments relating to his subject ; to the Rev. Herbert White , M.A. , and to Mr Basil Stally brass , for reports of visits to castles ; and to ...
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... York Castle and Baile Hill ( from a plan by P. Chassereau , 1750 ) 40. Motte - Castles of North Wales : -Mold , Welshpool , Wrexham , Mathraval · 41. Motte - Castles of South Wales : -Cilgerran , Blaenporth , Chastell Gwalter • 212 ...
... York Castle and Baile Hill ( from a plan by P. Chassereau , 1750 ) 40. Motte - Castles of North Wales : -Mold , Welshpool , Wrexham , Mathraval · 41. Motte - Castles of South Wales : -Cilgerran , Blaenporth , Chastell Gwalter • 212 ...
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... York , a prehistoric crouching skeleton was found by Messrs Benson and Platnauer when excavating the castle hill in 1903 , 4 feet 6 inches below the level of the ground . The motte at York appears to have been raised after the ...
... York , a prehistoric crouching skeleton was found by Messrs Benson and Platnauer when excavating the castle hill in 1903 , 4 feet 6 inches below the level of the ground . The motte at York appears to have been raised after the ...
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... York by the Danes in 867 shows that the Roman walls of that city were still preserved . These passages are the solitary instances of fortifications in England mentioned by the Chronicle before the time of Alfred . The invasions of the ...
... York by the Danes in 867 shows that the Roman walls of that city were still preserved . These passages are the solitary instances of fortifications in England mentioned by the Chronicle before the time of Alfred . The invasions of the ...
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