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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It may be urged in extenuation that much of the information it contains has never before appeared in print , seeing that it has been taken from unpublished portions of the Pipe Rolls ; further , that contemporary authorities have in all ...
It may be urged in extenuation that much of the information it contains has never before appeared in print , seeing that it has been taken from unpublished portions of the Pipe Rolls ; further , that contemporary authorities have in all ...
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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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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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The one Pipe Roll of Henry I. which we possess shows that he spent 78. ... We first hear of - 1 The expenses entered in the Pipe Rolls ( 1170-1187 ) are for the works of the castle , the chamber and wall of the castle , the houses of ...
The one Pipe Roll of Henry I. which we possess shows that he spent 78. ... We first hear of - 1 The expenses entered in the Pipe Rolls ( 1170-1187 ) are for the works of the castle , the chamber and wall of the castle , the houses of ...
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In the Pipe Rolls of Henry 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 ...
In the Pipe Rolls of Henry 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 ...
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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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