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 Pipe Rolls have been too little used hitherto for the general history of castle architecture , and no list has ever been published before of the keeps built by Henry II . But without the evidence of the Pipe Rolls we are in the land ...
The Pipe Rolls have been too little used hitherto for the general history of castle architecture , and no list has ever been published before of the keeps built by Henry II . But without the evidence of the Pipe Rolls we are in the land ...
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fortified against Henry I. in 1101. ' Bridgenorth is on a natural fortification of steep rock , which would only require a stout wall to make it secure against all the military resources of the 10th century . We may therefore be quite ...
fortified against Henry I. in 1101. ' Bridgenorth is on a natural fortification of steep rock , which would only require a stout wall to make it secure against all the military resources of the 10th century . We may therefore be quite ...
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Giesebrecht also remarks that it is not improbable that Henry the Fowler had the example of Edward the Elder of England before his eyes when he established these rows of frontier towns.2 The same causes led , on Neustrian soil , to the ...
Giesebrecht also remarks that it is not improbable that Henry the Fowler had the example of Edward the Elder of England before his eyes when he established these rows of frontier towns.2 The same causes led , on Neustrian soil , to the ...
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the motte are the work of Henry II . , as he spent nearly 340. on this castle between the years 1170 and 1187 . His work consisted chiefly of a wall , a king's chamber , a chapel , and a tower . ' The wall of the motte corresponds in ...
the motte are the work of Henry II . , as he spent nearly 340. on this castle between the years 1170 and 1187 . His work consisted chiefly of a wall , a king's chamber , a chapel , and a tower . ' The wall of the motte corresponds in ...
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It is more probable that a strong wooden castle was the fortress of the governors of Northumberland under the first Norman kings , and that the present stone keep was built in Henry II.'s reign . There is no motte at Bamborough ...
It is more probable that a strong wooden castle was the fortress of the governors of Northumberland under the first Norman kings , and that the present stone keep was built in Henry II.'s reign . There is no motte at Bamborough ...
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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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