The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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Page vii
... land in March 1900 , are incorporated in various parts of the book , but these have been recast in the fuller treat- ment of the subject which is aimed at here . The rest of the work is entirely new . No serious attempt had been made to ...
... land in March 1900 , are incorporated in various parts of the book , but these have been recast in the fuller treat- ment of the subject which is aimed at here . The rest of the work is entirely new . No serious attempt had been made to ...
Page x
... land of guesswork , unsup- ported , as a rule , by the decorative details which render it easy to read the structural history of most churches . My warmest thanks are due to Mr Duncan H. Montgomerie , F.S.A. , for his generous labour on ...
... land of guesswork , unsup- ported , as a rule , by the decorative details which render it easy to read the structural history of most churches . My warmest thanks are due to Mr Duncan H. Montgomerie , F.S.A. , for his generous labour on ...
Page 6
... lands . Small castles for an individual and his warrior - band belong to the Middle Ages . " These words give the true direction to which we must turn for the interpretation of these earthworks . 1 In the second place , this type ...
... lands . Small castles for an individual and his warrior - band belong to the Middle Ages . " These words give the true direction to which we must turn for the interpretation of these earthworks . 1 In the second place , this type ...
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... land . The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle tells us that in 547 Ida began to reign in Northumberland , and adds that he built " Bebbanburh , " which was first enclosed with a hedge , and afterwards with a wall . Unfortun- ately this celebrated ...
... land . The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle tells us that in 547 Ida began to reign in Northumberland , and adds that he built " Bebbanburh , " which was first enclosed with a hedge , and afterwards with a wall . Unfortun- ately this celebrated ...
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... lands which owed obedience thereto " in other words , of that small portion of Eastern Mercia which was still in English hands ; that is , not only the present Oxfordshire and Middlesex , but part of Herts , 1 Anglo - Saxon Chronicle ...
... lands which owed obedience thereto " in other words , of that small portion of Eastern Mercia which was still in English hands ; that is , not only the present Oxfordshire and Middlesex , but part of Herts , 1 Anglo - Saxon Chronicle ...
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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