The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... defended by earthen banks , both on the scarp and counterscarp of the ditch , and these banks 1 Since the above was written , Mr Hadrian Allcroft's work on Earth- work of England has furnished an admirable text - book of this subject ...
... defended by earthen banks , both on the scarp and counterscarp of the ditch , and these banks 1 Since the above was written , Mr Hadrian Allcroft's work on Earth- work of England has furnished an admirable text - book of this subject ...
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... defended with considerable learning by Mr G. L. Gomme.1 Dr Christison remarks in his valuable work on Scottish fortifications that an overweening importance has been attached to moot - hills , without historical evidence.2 And Mr George ...
... defended with considerable learning by Mr G. L. Gomme.1 Dr Christison remarks in his valuable work on Scottish fortifications that an overweening importance has been attached to moot - hills , without historical evidence.2 And Mr George ...
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... defended until they were forced by the king's avengers . Here it seems to be doubtful whether the burh was a town or a private enclosure resembling a stable - yard of modern times . The description of the storming of York by the Danes ...
... defended until they were forced by the king's avengers . Here it seems to be doubtful whether the burh was a town or a private enclosure resembling a stable - yard of modern times . The description of the storming of York by the Danes ...
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... defended the estuary of the Blackwater . As the repair of Colchester and the successful defence of Wigingamere were followed the same year by the submission of East Anglia , it seems not unlikely that Edward's various forces may have ...
... defended the estuary of the Blackwater . As the repair of Colchester and the successful defence of Wigingamere were followed the same year by the submission of East Anglia , it seems not unlikely that Edward's various forces may have ...
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... defended on the south front by precipitous cliffs , below which ran the river Leen , and only a very short distance from the junction of the Leen with the Trent , the great waterway of middle England.2 Portions of the ancient ditch were ...
... defended on the south front by precipitous cliffs , below which ran the river Leen , and only a very short distance from the junction of the Leen with the Trent , the great waterway of middle England.2 Portions of the ancient ditch were ...
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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