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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Page vii
... Historical Review ( vol . xix . , 1904 ) . It has , however , been enlarged by the inclusion of five fresh castles , and by notes upon thirty - four others , of which the article in the Review gave only the names ; the historical notes ...
... Historical Review ( vol . xix . , 1904 ) . It has , however , been enlarged by the inclusion of five fresh castles , and by notes upon thirty - four others , of which the article in the Review gave only the names ; the historical notes ...
Page viii
... history . The private castle is an institution which is often carelessly supposed to have existed from time immemorial . The writer contends that it only appears after the establishment of the feudal system . The favourable reception ...
... history . The private castle is an institution which is often carelessly supposed to have existed from time immemorial . The writer contends that it only appears after the establishment of the feudal system . The favourable reception ...
Page ix
... history of any particular castle mentioned in the list . To many it may seem a waste of labour to devote a whole book to the establishment of a proposition which is now generally adopted by the best English archaologists ; but the ...
... history of any particular castle mentioned in the list . To many it may seem a waste of labour to devote a whole book to the establishment of a proposition which is now generally adopted by the best English archaologists ; but the ...
Page x
... 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 of guesswork , unsupported , as a rule , by the decorative ...
... 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 of guesswork , unsupported , as a rule , by the decorative ...
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Ella S. Armitage. PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts and documents relating to his subject ; to the Rev. Herbert White , M.A. , and to Mr Basil Stallybrass , for reports of visits to castles ; and to correspondents ...
Ella S. Armitage. PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts and documents relating to his subject ; to the Rev. Herbert White , M.A. , and to Mr Basil Stallybrass , for reports of visits to castles ; and to correspondents ...
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