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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... attending this neglect , was that it left the ground open to individual fancy , and each observer formed his own theory of the earthworks which he happened to have seen , and as often as not , A stated that theory as a fact . We need not.
... attending this neglect , was that it left the ground open to individual fancy , and each observer formed his own theory of the earthworks which he happened to have seen , and as often as not , A stated that theory as a fact . We need not.
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... fact a mere guess of his own , which , as we shall afterwards show , was absolutely devoid of solid foundation . The scientific study of English earthworks may be said to have been begun by General Pitt - Rivers in the last quarter of ...
... fact a mere guess of his own , which , as we shall afterwards show , was absolutely devoid of solid foundation . The scientific study of English earthworks may be said to have been begun by General Pitt - Rivers in the last quarter of ...
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... fact , however , that the Trinoda Necessitas , the duty of landholders to contribute to the repair of boroughs and bridges , and to serve in the fyrd , is occasionally mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars , shows that ...
... fact , however , that the Trinoda Necessitas , the duty of landholders to contribute to the repair of boroughs and bridges , and to serve in the fyrd , is occasionally mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars , shows that ...
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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