The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... manor of Bromborough . But this manor was given by the Earl of Chester to the monks of St The tower called Cæsar's Tower is really a mural tower of the 13th century . E. W. Cox , " Chester Castle , " in Chester Hist . and Archæol . Soc ...
... manor of Bromborough . But this manor was given by the Earl of Chester to the monks of St The tower called Cæsar's Tower is really a mural tower of the 13th century . E. W. Cox , " Chester Castle , " in Chester Hist . and Archæol . Soc ...
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... manor of Irby in Wirral , against the incursions of the Welsh . One of the conditions of the Earl's grant was that the manor is to be maintained in a state of security and convenience for the holding of the courts appertaining to ...
... manor of Irby in Wirral , against the incursions of the Welsh . One of the conditions of the Earl's grant was that the manor is to be maintained in a state of security and convenience for the holding of the courts appertaining to ...
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... manor , not of the hillock , which bears the singular name of Pampudding Hill . Tradition says that the Parliamentary forces used it for their guns in 1646. Eyton's Shropshire , i . , 132 . 3 " Bricge cum exercitu pene totius Angliæ ...
... manor , not of the hillock , which bears the singular name of Pampudding Hill . Tradition says that the Parliamentary forces used it for their guns in 1646. Eyton's Shropshire , i . , 132 . 3 " Bricge cum exercitu pene totius Angliæ ...
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... manor . In the charter in which Geoffrey de Wirche makes this gift Chircheberie is called Kirkeberia [ M. A. , vi . , 996 ] , but in the subsequent charter of Roger de Mowbray , confirm- ing the gift , it is called Kirkeby . 4 Britannia ...
... manor . In the charter in which Geoffrey de Wirche makes this gift Chircheberie is called Kirkeberia [ M. A. , vi . , 996 ] , but in the subsequent charter of Roger de Mowbray , confirm- ing the gift , it is called Kirkeby . 4 Britannia ...
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... manor , which belonged to the king , had risen very greatly since the Conquest ; all facts which render the existence of a Norman castle extremely likely . But there can be no question as to the nature of Edward's work at Towcester , as ...
... manor , which belonged to the king , had risen very greatly since the Conquest ; all facts which render the existence of a Norman castle extremely likely . But there can be no question as to the nature of Edward's work at Towcester , as ...
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