The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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Page 11
... Elsewhere he calls Bamborough Dinguo Aroy . It is quite possible that there might have been a Keltic din in a place so well fitted for one as Bamborough . 502017 Ida's grandson Ethelfrith gave this fortress to his wife Bebba 11.
... Elsewhere he calls Bamborough Dinguo Aroy . It is quite possible that there might have been a Keltic din in a place so well fitted for one as Bamborough . 502017 Ida's grandson Ethelfrith gave this fortress to his wife Bebba 11.
Page 23
... possible harm and disgrace to the king's men thereabout . ' The language of the Chronicle shows the unpopularity , to say the least of it , of this castle - building ; and one of the conditions which Godwin , when posing as popular ...
... possible harm and disgrace to the king's men thereabout . ' The language of the Chronicle shows the unpopularity , to say the least of it , of this castle - building ; and one of the conditions which Godwin , when posing as popular ...
Page 33
... possible that the monks fortified it , as they did their 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 ...
... possible that the monks fortified it , as they did their 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 ...
Page 44
... possible that we ought to look for Cledemuthan at Burgh Castle , at the mouth of the Waveney ? It would be quite in accordance with Edward's actions elsewhere to restore an old Roman castrum . 2 Leland says : " There were 7 principall ...
... possible that we ought to look for Cledemuthan at Burgh Castle , at the mouth of the Waveney ? It would be quite in accordance with Edward's actions elsewhere to restore an old Roman castrum . 2 Leland says : " There were 7 principall ...
Page 77
... possible that when the feudal oath was exacted from the more important barons , permission was given to them to build castles for themselves ; thus we hear from Ordericus of the castle of Aquila , built in the days of Duke Richard ; the ...
... possible that when the feudal oath was exacted from the more important barons , permission was given to them to build castles for themselves ; thus we hear from Ordericus of the castle of Aquila , built in the days of Duke Richard ; the ...
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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