The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... destroyed many favourite antiquarian delusions , even some which had been cherished by very learned writers , such as Dr Guest's theory of the " Belgic ditches " of Wiltshire . A further important step in the study of earthworks was ...
... destroyed many favourite antiquarian delusions , even some which had been cherished by very learned writers , such as Dr Guest's theory of the " Belgic ditches " of Wiltshire . A further important step in the study of earthworks was ...
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... destroyed when the castle was built . The borough was doubtless erected to protect the Roman road from Bath to Lincoln , the Foss Way , which passes near it . Domesday Book , after mentioning that the king's barons have 112 houses in ...
... destroyed when the castle was built . The borough was doubtless erected to protect the Roman road from Bath to Lincoln , the Foss Way , which passes near it . Domesday Book , after mentioning that the king's barons have 112 houses in ...
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... destroyed at an early period by the Northmen , for Runcorn was not a borough at Domesday , but was then a mere dependency of the Honour of Halton . The Burhs of Edward the Elder . HERTFORD . - Two burhs were built by Edward at Hertford ...
... destroyed at an early period by the Northmen , for Runcorn was not a borough at Domesday , but was then a mere dependency of the Honour of Halton . The Burhs of Edward the Elder . HERTFORD . - Two burhs were built by Edward at Hertford ...
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... destroyed when this was built . The motte at Cam- bridge is placed inside the original bounds of the borough , and was part of the Norman castle.1 We have already dealt with the Boley Hill at Rochester , and shall have more to say about ...
... destroyed when this was built . The motte at Cam- bridge is placed inside the original bounds of the borough , and was part of the Norman castle.1 We have already dealt with the Boley Hill at Rochester , and shall have more to say about ...
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... destroy them , because through them the whole neighbourhood suffered depredation and annoy- ance . This edict shows , we might argue , that private castles were sufficiently numerous by the year 864 to have become a public nuisance ...
... destroy them , because through them the whole neighbourhood suffered depredation and annoy- ance . This edict shows , we might argue , that private castles were sufficiently numerous by the year 864 to have become a public nuisance ...
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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