The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesSome portions of this book have already appeared in print. The rest of the work is entirely new. No serious attempt had been made to ascertain the exact nature of Saxon and Danish fortifications by a comparison of the existing remains with the historical records which have come down to us, until the publication of Mr Allcroft's valuable book on Earthwork of England. The chapters on Saxon and Danish earthworks in the present volume were written before the appearance of his book, though the results arrived at are only slightly different. |
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The Watling Street , which runs north - west from London to Shrewsbury , and thence north to Chester and Manchester , formed at that time the dividing line between the English and Danish rule . It would seem from the course of the story ...
The Watling Street , which runs north - west from London to Shrewsbury , and thence north to Chester and Manchester , formed at that time the dividing line between the English and Danish rule . It would seem from the course of the story ...
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Worcester Chester · Bremesburh Scargate Bridgenorth Tamworth . · Burhs of Ethelfleda . 873-899 A motte and a Norman castle . A motte and a Norman castle . Unidentified . 908 . 911 1913 Unidentified . 913 No motte , but a Norman stone ...
Worcester Chester · Bremesburh Scargate Bridgenorth Tamworth . · Burhs of Ethelfleda . 873-899 A motte and a Norman castle . A motte and a Norman castle . Unidentified . 908 . 911 1913 Unidentified . 913 No motte , but a Norman stone ...
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Professor Maitland remarked that many of the boroughs of Edward's day became rotten boroughs before they were ripe ; and it is a proof of the difficulty of the task which the royal brethren undertook that , with the exception of Chester ...
Professor Maitland remarked that many of the boroughs of Edward's day became rotten boroughs before they were ripe ; and it is a proof of the difficulty of the task which the royal brethren undertook that , with the exception of Chester ...
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This case lends some support to the conjecture of Dr Christison , that the Saxons gave the name of chester to towns which they had themselves fortified . The medieval walls of Worcester were probably more extensive than Ethelfleda's ...
This case lends some support to the conjecture of Dr Christison , that the Saxons gave the name of chester to towns which they had themselves fortified . The medieval walls of Worcester were probably more extensive than Ethelfleda's ...
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Chester were enlarged by Ethelfleda so as to take in the castle , which he fancied to be Roman ; 1 and this statement , being repeated by Leland , has acquired considerable vogue . It is very unlikely that any extension of the walls was ...
Chester were enlarged by Ethelfleda so as to take in the castle , which he fancied to be Roman ; 1 and this statement , being repeated by Leland , has acquired considerable vogue . It is very unlikely that any extension of the walls was ...
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| Title | The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles |
| Author | Ella S. Armitage |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2012 |
| ISBN | 1511546832, 9781511546836 |
| Length | 408 pages |
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