The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJohn Murray, 1912 - 408 pages Some 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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... 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 that after Ethelred's death there was some arrangement between Ethelfleda and her brother ...
... 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 that after Ethelred's death there was some arrangement between Ethelfleda and her brother ...
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... 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 keep . . 914 ...
... 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 keep . . 914 ...
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... Chester , none of the boroughs which they built in the north - western districts survived 1 Worcester , Chester , Tamworth , Stafford , Warwick , Hertford , Buckingham , Bedford , Maldon , Huntingdon , Colchester , Stamford , and ...
... Chester , none of the boroughs which they built in the north - western districts survived 1 Worcester , Chester , Tamworth , Stafford , Warwick , Hertford , Buckingham , Bedford , Maldon , Huntingdon , Colchester , Stamford , and ...
Page 31
... chester to towns which they had themselves fortified . The medieval walls of Worcester were probably more extensive than Ethelfleda's borough , of which no trace remains . 3 CHESTER is spoken of by the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 894 as ...
... chester to towns which they had themselves fortified . The medieval walls of Worcester were probably more extensive than Ethelfleda's borough , of which no trace remains . 3 CHESTER is spoken of by the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 894 as ...
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... Chester , and as the estuary of the Dee had been secured by the repair of Chester , so an advance on Bromborough would have for its aim to secure the estuary of the Mersey . It was outside the Danish frontier of Watling Street , and ...
... Chester , and as the estuary of the Dee had been secured by the repair of Chester , so an advance on Bromborough would have for its aim to secure the estuary of the Mersey . It was outside the Danish frontier of Watling Street , and ...
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