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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... castle architecture from the roth century to the 13th , which is given in the last chapter , may prove a useful contribution to the subject , at any rate in its lists of dated castles . The Pipe Rolls have been too little used hitherto ...
... castle architecture from the roth century to the 13th , which is given in the last chapter , may prove a useful contribution to the subject , at any rate in its lists of dated castles . The Pipe Rolls have been too little used hitherto ...
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... Castle , Hereford 28. Richmond , Yorks ; Rochester , Kent 29. Rockingham , Northants 30. Old Sarum , Wilts 31. Shrewsbury ; Skipsea , Yorks 32. Stafford ... NORMAN CASTLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES CHAPTER I xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLANS.
... Castle , Hereford 28. Richmond , Yorks ; Rochester , Kent 29. Rockingham , Northants 30. Old Sarum , Wilts 31. Shrewsbury ; Skipsea , Yorks 32. Stafford ... NORMAN CASTLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES CHAPTER I xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLANS.
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... castles which immediately succeeded them , so that it was only necessary to add a stone tower and stone walls to these works to convert them into a Norman castle of the popularly accepted type . We regard the military character of these ...
... castles which immediately succeeded them , so that it was only necessary to add a stone tower and stone walls to these works to convert them into a Norman castle of the popularly accepted type . We regard the military character of these ...
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... castle , and manned it and victualled it . " Then Bishop Geoffrey makes Bristol Castle the base of a series of ... Norman favourites of Edward the Confessor had already begun to build castles in England , we can imagine no reason why ...
... castle , and manned it and victualled it . " Then Bishop Geoffrey makes Bristol Castle the base of a series of ... Norman favourites of Edward the Confessor had already begun to build castles in England , we can imagine no reason why ...
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