The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... show similar features , it becomes probable that even if they were not thrown up in the same historic period , they were at any rate raised to meet similar sets of circumstances . We may be quite sure that a camp which contains an area ...
... show similar features , it becomes probable that even if they were not thrown up in the same historic period , they were at any rate raised to meet similar sets of circumstances . We may be quite sure that a camp which contains an area ...
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... shows that 1 Primitive Folkmoots . See Appendix A. • Early Fortifications in Scotland , p . 13. He adds an instance showing that Moot Hill is sometimes a mistake for Moot Hall . 3 Scottish Review , vol . xxxii . SEPULCHRAL HILLOCKS 9 ...
... shows that 1 Primitive Folkmoots . See Appendix A. • Early Fortifications in Scotland , p . 13. He adds an instance showing that Moot Hill is sometimes a mistake for Moot Hall . 3 Scottish Review , vol . xxxii . SEPULCHRAL HILLOCKS 9 ...
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... 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 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... 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 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
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... show that these British towns had some kind of fortification . The three chesters , which were taken by the Saxons in 577 ... shows that the Roman walls of that city were still preserved . These passages are the solitary instances of ...
... show that these British towns had some kind of fortification . The three chesters , which were taken by the Saxons in 577 ... shows that the Roman walls of that city were still preserved . These passages are the solitary instances of ...
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... show that already the burh has its gemot or meeting , and its reeve or mayor . He ordains that all burhs are to be repaired 1 See the illustrations in Wright , History of Domestic Manners . 2 Bury is formed from byrig , the dative of ...
... show that already the burh has its gemot or meeting , and its reeve or mayor . He ordains that all burhs are to be repaired 1 See the illustrations in Wright , History of Domestic Manners . 2 Bury is formed from byrig , the dative of ...
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