The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... motte and no Norman castle . A motte and a Norman castle . No motte and no Norman castle . No motte and no Norman ... bailey . Out of this list of the burhs of Ethelfleda and Edward , thirteen are mentioned as boroughs in Domesday ...
... motte and no Norman castle . A motte and a Norman castle . No motte and no Norman castle . No motte and no Norman ... bailey . Out of this list of the burhs of Ethelfleda and Edward , thirteen are mentioned as boroughs in Domesday ...
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... motte and bailey castle ( a small motte and bailey of 2 acres ) , which are always assumed to be the burh of Edward . But the enclosure is far too small for a borough , and Edward's burh would certainly have enclosed the church ; for ...
... motte and bailey castle ( a small motte and bailey of 2 acres ) , which are always assumed to be the burh of Edward . But the enclosure is far too small for a borough , and Edward's burh would certainly have enclosed the church ; for ...
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... motte - and - bailey castle . The exact place or time of its first appearance is still a matter of conjecture . Certainly there is not a word in the chronicles which is descriptive of this kind of castle before the beginning of the 11th ...
... motte - and - bailey castle . The exact place or time of its first appearance is still a matter of conjecture . Certainly there is not a word in the chronicles which is descriptive of this kind of castle before the beginning of the 11th ...
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... motte type of castle , for independently of his fame in military archi ... bailey castle strongly suggests that there may be a connection between its ... motte , which is ditched round so as to separate it from the bailey ; the ...
... motte type of castle , for independently of his fame in military archi ... bailey castle strongly suggests that there may be a connection between its ... motte , which is ditched round so as to separate it from the bailey ; the ...
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Ella S. Armitage. CHAPTER VI DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTTE - CASTLES THE motte - and - bailey type of castle is to be found throughout feudal Europe , but is probably more prevalent in France and the British Isles than any ...
Ella S. Armitage. CHAPTER VI DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTTE - CASTLES THE motte - and - bailey type of castle is to be found throughout feudal Europe , but is probably more prevalent in France and the British Isles than any ...
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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