The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... stone castles built upon many of them , but may also furnish material to the historian who seeks to trace the progress of the Norman occupation . Students of the architecture of castles are aware that this subject presents much more ...
... stone castles built upon many of them , but may also furnish material to the historian who seeks to trace the progress of the Norman occupation . Students of the architecture of castles are aware that this subject presents much more ...
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... stone castles which immediately succeeded them , so that it was only necessary to add a stone tower and stone walls to these works to convert them into a Norman castle of the popularly accepted type . We regard the military character of ...
... stone castles which immediately succeeded them , so that it was only necessary to add a stone tower and stone walls to these works to convert them into a Norman castle of the popularly accepted type . We regard the military character of ...
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... stone and wood by his command ! " The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle notices the restoration of London ( 886 ) , about which two extant charters are more precise . It also mentions the building of a work ( geweorc ) at Athelney , 1 Asser , ch ...
... stone and wood by his command ! " The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle notices the restoration of London ( 886 ) , about which two extant charters are more precise . It also mentions the building of a work ( geweorc ) at Athelney , 1 Asser , ch ...
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... stone keep . . 914 A motte and a Norman castle . Tamworth Stafford , N. of Sowe . 914 Eddisbury . . . 915 Warwick . 915 Cyricbyrig ( Monk's Kirby ) 916 Weardbyrig . 916 Runcorn No motte and no Norman castle . No motte and no Norman ...
... stone keep . . 914 A motte and a Norman castle . Tamworth Stafford , N. of Sowe . 914 Eddisbury . . . 915 Warwick . 915 Cyricbyrig ( Monk's Kirby ) 916 Weardbyrig . 916 Runcorn No motte and no Norman castle . No motte and no Norman ...
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... stone walls more than once ( at Towcester ) ; but the use of the word timbrian , which does not exclusively mean to build in wood , ' does not preclude walls of stone in important places . In the square or oblong form , with rounded ...
... stone walls more than once ( at Towcester ) ; but the use of the word timbrian , which does not exclusively mean to build in wood , ' does not preclude walls of stone in important places . In the square or oblong form , with rounded ...
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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