The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... castle architecture from the 10th century to the 13th , which is given in the last chapter , may prove a useful contribution to the subject , at any rate in its lists of dated castles . The ... York Castle , for important facts Χ PREFACE.
... castle architecture from the 10th century to the 13th , which is given in the last chapter , may prove a useful contribution to the subject , at any rate in its lists of dated castles . The ... 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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... Castle ( from Ashmole's Order of the Garter ) 39. 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 ...
... Castle ( from Ashmole's Order of the Garter ) 39. 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 ...
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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 in the previous year " went into Mercia to Nottingham , and there took up their winter quarters . And Burgræd king of Mercia 1 It is really wonderful that the identification of Cledemuthan with the mouth of the Cleddy in ...
... York in the previous year " went into Mercia to Nottingham , and there took up their winter quarters . And Burgræd king of Mercia 1 It is really wonderful that the identification of Cledemuthan with the mouth of the Cleddy in ...
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