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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... Conquest and for a long time after his first settlement here . But it will at once occur to an objector that there have been other invaders of Britain before the Normans , 1 See Chapter VII . and it may be asked why these earthworks were ...
... Conquest and for a long time after his first settlement here . But it will at once occur to an objector that there have been other invaders of Britain before the Normans , 1 See Chapter VII . and it may be asked why these earthworks were ...
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... conquests . The wisdom , energy , and steadfastness of King Alfred and his children and grandchildren were amongst the most important of the many factors which have helped to build up the great empire of Britain . We are concerned here ...
... conquests . The wisdom , energy , and steadfastness of King Alfred and his children and grandchildren were amongst the most important of the many factors which have helped to build up the great empire of Britain . We are concerned here ...
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... conquests in the Midlands by building strongholds at every fresh step of their advance , they were only carrying out the policy of their father . At the time of Alfred's death , and the succession of Edward the Elder to the crown ( 901 ) ...
... conquests in the Midlands by building strongholds at every fresh step of their advance , they were only carrying out the policy of their father . At the time of Alfred's death , and the succession of Edward the Elder to the crown ( 901 ) ...
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... conquest of East Anglia . A certain concert may be observed in their movements , but they did not work in company . 2 The work of fortification begun in Alfred's reign had been continued by the restoration of the Roman walls of Chester ...
... conquest of East Anglia . A certain concert may be observed in their movements , but they did not work in company . 2 The work of fortification begun in Alfred's reign had been continued by the restoration of the Roman walls of Chester ...
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... Conquest , we cannot but feel that Mr Freeman's conclusion , that the thing as well as the word was new , is highly probable . For the hall of the Anglo- Saxon ealdorman or thane , even when enclosed in an earthwork or stockade , was a ...
... Conquest , we cannot but feel that Mr Freeman's conclusion , that the thing as well as the word was new , is highly probable . For the hall of the Anglo- Saxon ealdorman or thane , even when enclosed in an earthwork or stockade , was a ...
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