The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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Page vii
... mentioned in Domesday Book . The chapter on Irish mottes appeared in the Antiquary ( vol . xlii . , 1906 ) , but it has been revised , corrected , and added to . Portions of a still earlier paper , read before the Society of Antiquaries ...
... mentioned in Domesday Book . The chapter on Irish mottes appeared in the Antiquary ( vol . xlii . , 1906 ) , but it has been revised , corrected , and added to . Portions of a still earlier paper , read before the Society of Antiquaries ...
Page ix
... mentioned in the list . To many it may seem a waste of labour to devote a whole book to the establishment of a proposition which is now generally adopted by the best English archæ- ologists ; but the subject is an important one , and ...
... mentioned in the list . To many it may seem a waste of labour to devote a whole book to the establishment of a proposition which is now generally adopted by the best English archæ- ologists ; but the subject is an important one , and ...
Page 12
... mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars , shows that there were town walls to be kept up even at that date . See Baldwin Brown , The Arts in Early England , i . , 82 . SCANTINESS OF RECORDS 13 is mentioned in 571 that the 12 ...
... mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars , shows that there were town walls to be kept up even at that date . See Baldwin Brown , The Arts in Early England , i . , 82 . SCANTINESS OF RECORDS 13 is mentioned in 571 that the 12 ...
Page 13
... mentioned by the Chronicle before the time of Alfred . The invasions of the Danes led at last to a great fortifying epoch , which preserved our country from being totally overwhelmed by those northern immigrants . The little Saxon ...
... mentioned by the Chronicle before the time of Alfred . The invasions of the Danes led at last to a great fortifying epoch , which preserved our country from being totally overwhelmed by those northern immigrants . The little Saxon ...
Page 16
... mentioned above , which enabled her to rule English Mercia in greater independ- ence than her husband had enjoyed . Up to this date we find Edward disposing of the fyrd of Mercia ; this is not mentioned again in Ethelfleda's lifetime ...
... mentioned above , which enabled her to rule English Mercia in greater independ- ence than her husband had enjoyed . Up to this date we find Edward disposing of the fyrd of Mercia ; this is not mentioned again in Ethelfleda's lifetime ...
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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