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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... reign ; it is built of flints , but cased with Caen stone brought from ... II.'s records , has a round arched entrance , and contains a chapel and a ... reign of Rufus , 100 CASTLES OF THE NORMANS IN ENGLAND.
... reign ; it is built of flints , but cased with Caen stone brought from ... II.'s records , has a round arched entrance , and contains a chapel and a ... reign of Rufus , 100 CASTLES OF THE NORMANS IN ENGLAND.
Page 101
... II.'s reign . There is no motte at Bamborough , nor was one needed on a site which is itself a natural motte , more precipitous and defensible than any artificial hill . As the Domesday Survey does not extend to Northumberland , we have ...
... II.'s reign . There is no motte at Bamborough , nor was one needed on a site which is itself a natural motte , more precipitous and defensible than any artificial hill . As the Domesday Survey does not extend to Northumberland , we have ...
Page 105
... reign , it probably took the place of a round tower . The keep is built of rubble , and its Norman buttresses ( it ... II.'s . Though a late addition , it is a good instance of the way in which masonry was eked out by timber in ...
... reign , it probably took the place of a round tower . The keep is built of rubble , and its Norman buttresses ( it ... II.'s . Though a late addition , it is a good instance of the way in which masonry was eked out by timber in ...
Page 119
... II.'s reign there are yearly entries , beginning in 1168 , of 5s . paid to Adeliza Fitzsimon " for the exchange of her land which is in the castle of Canterbury . " There can be little doubt that this land was purchased to build the ...
... II.'s reign there are yearly entries , beginning in 1168 , of 5s . paid to Adeliza Fitzsimon " for the exchange of her land which is in the castle of Canterbury . " There can be little doubt that this land was purchased to build the ...
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... II.'s work we may conjecture from the passages in the Pipe Rolls , which ... reign.3 1 Beauties of England and Wales , Kent , p . 893 . 2 The passages ... II.'s new CARISBROOKE 121 The Dungeon Hill appears to have been used 120 ...
... II.'s work we may conjecture from the passages in the Pipe Rolls , which ... reign.3 1 Beauties of England and Wales , Kent , p . 893 . 2 The passages ... II.'s new CARISBROOKE 121 The Dungeon Hill appears to have been used 120 ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch bank borough bretasche Brut building built Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp Cardigan castelli castellum castrum chapel 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 existed feet feudal Fitz fortifications Fulk Nerra Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s Henry III.'s reign History houses II.'s reign Journ king land manor masonry medieval 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