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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 98
Page 22
... Earl Siward of Northumbria , or Leofric , Earl of Mercia . And when Godwin returned triumphantly to England in 1052 we do not hear of any castles being restored to him . Now let us contrast this piece of English history , as told by the ...
... Earl Siward of Northumbria , or Leofric , Earl of Mercia . And when Godwin returned triumphantly to England in 1052 we do not hear of any castles being restored to him . Now let us contrast this piece of English history , as told by the ...
Page 23
... Earl Godwin possessed a stronghold in which he could fortify himself , he would certainly have used it in 1051 . And as the Norman favourites of Edward the Confessor had already begun to build castles in England , we can imagine no ...
... Earl Godwin possessed a stronghold in which he could fortify himself , he would certainly have used it in 1051 . And as the Norman favourites of Edward the Confessor had already begun to build castles in England , we can imagine no ...
Page 24
... Earl of Hereford . We shall return to these castles later . Mr Freeman says : " In the eleventh century , the word castel was introduced into our language to mark something which was evidently quite distinct from the familiar burh of ...
... Earl of Hereford . We shall return to these castles later . Mr Freeman says : " In the eleventh century , the word castel was introduced into our language to mark something which was evidently quite distinct from the familiar burh of ...
Page 32
... Earl of Chester to the monks of St 1 The tower called Cæsar's Tower is really a mural tower of the 13th century . E. W. Cox , " Chester Castle , " in Chester Hist . and Archæol . Soc . , V. , 239 . 2 Cox , as above . See also Shrubsole ...
... Earl of Chester to the monks of St 1 The tower called Cæsar's Tower is really a mural tower of the 13th century . E. W. Cox , " Chester Castle , " in Chester Hist . and Archæol . Soc . , V. , 239 . 2 Cox , as above . See also Shrubsole ...
Page 33
... Earl's grant was that the manor is to be maintained in a state of security and convenience for the holding of the courts appertaining to Chester Abbey . ' Thus the fortification appears to be of manorial use , though this does not ...
... Earl's grant was that the manor is to be maintained in a state of security and convenience for the holding of the courts appertaining to Chester Abbey . ' Thus the fortification appears to be of manorial use , though this does not ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch B.
M. and B.
M. bank borough bretasche Brut building built Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp Cardigan castelli castellum castrum charter Chester church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Earl early Norman earthen 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 Henry III.'s reign History houses Journ king land manor masonry 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 stockade stone castle stone keep town trace turris Wales wall ward Welsh William wooden castle word writer