The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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Page viii
... trace the first appearance of the private castle in European history . The private castle is an institution which is often care- lessly supposed to have existed from time immemorial . The writer contends that it only appears after the ...
... trace the first appearance of the private castle in European history . The private castle is an institution which is often care- lessly supposed to have existed from time immemorial . The writer contends that it only appears after the ...
Page ix
... trace the progress of the Norman occupation . Students of the architecture of castles are aware that this subject presents much more difficult questions than does the architecture of churches . Those who are seriously working on castle ...
... trace the progress of the Norman occupation . Students of the architecture of castles are aware that this subject presents much more difficult questions than does the architecture of churches . Those who are seriously working on castle ...
Page 15
... trace of such a division remains . 2 Gesta Pontificum , 186. See Appendix C. 3 Birch's Cartularium , ii . , 222 ; Kemble's Codex Diplomaticus , v . , 142 . 4 He signs a charter in 889 as " subregulus et patricius Merciorum , " Kemble's ...
... trace of such a division remains . 2 Gesta Pontificum , 186. See Appendix C. 3 Birch's Cartularium , ii . , 222 ; Kemble's Codex Diplomaticus , v . , 142 . 4 He signs a charter in 889 as " subregulus et patricius Merciorum , " Kemble's ...
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... trace remains . CHESTER is spoken of by the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 894 as " a waste chester in Wirral . " It had un- doubtedly been a Roman city , and therefore the work of Ethelred and Ethelfleda here was solely one of restoration ...
... trace remains . CHESTER is spoken of by the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 894 as " a waste chester in Wirral . " It had un- doubtedly been a Roman city , and therefore the work of Ethelred and Ethelfleda here was solely one of restoration ...
Page 35
... traces of a bank along its crest . The S.E. end of the spur presents several interesting details , for it has been occupied in medieval times by a small fortified enclosure , whose defences are apt to be confused with those of the older ...
... traces of a bank along its crest . The S.E. end of the spur presents several interesting details , for it has been occupied in medieval times by a small fortified enclosure , whose defences are apt to be confused with those of the older ...
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