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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... Quatford , Salop . 27. Rayleigh , Essex ; Richard's Castle , Hereford 28. Richmond , Yorks ; Rochester , Kent 29. Rockingham , Northants 30. Old Sarum , Wilts 31. Shrewsbury ; Skipsea , Yorks 32. Stafford ; Tamworth , Staffs ; Stanton ...
... Quatford , Salop . 27. Rayleigh , Essex ; Richard's Castle , Hereford 28. Richmond , Yorks ; Rochester , Kent 29. Rockingham , Northants 30. Old Sarum , Wilts 31. Shrewsbury ; Skipsea , Yorks 32. Stafford ; Tamworth , Staffs ; Stanton ...
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... Quatford ; and seeing there were so few bridges in those days , we are disposed to accept the statement of the Worcester MS . , which must have been the best 1 A.-S. C. , 894 . 2 Montgomery Collections , xxxi . , 337 ; Dymond , On the ...
... Quatford ; and seeing there were so few bridges in those days , we are disposed to accept the statement of the Worcester MS . , which must have been the best 1 A.-S. C. , 894 . 2 Montgomery Collections , xxxi . , 337 ; Dymond , On the ...
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... Quatford ; and seeing there were so few bridges in those days , we are disposed to accept the statement of the Worcester MS . , which must have been the best 1 A.-S. C. , 894 . · Montgomery Collections , xxxi . , 337 ; Dymond , On the ...
... Quatford ; and seeing there were so few bridges in those days , we are disposed to accept the statement of the Worcester MS . , which must have been the best 1 A.-S. C. , 894 . · Montgomery Collections , xxxi . , 337 ; Dymond , On the ...
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... Quatford is that it is mentioned as a burgus in Domesday , which shows that it possessed fortifications of the civic kind ; and we shall see later on , that such fortifications were often the work of the Danes . But this burgus may more ...
... Quatford is that it is mentioned as a burgus in Domesday , which shows that it possessed fortifications of the civic kind ; and we shall see later on , that such fortifications were often the work of the Danes . But this burgus may more ...
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... Quatford . 2 At Winchester and Exeter . For Winchester , see Milner , History of Winchester , ii . , 194 ; for Exeter , Shorrt's Sylva Antiqua Iscana , p . 7 . 3 Colchester is the only exception to this rule , as the castle there is in ...
... Quatford . 2 At Winchester and Exeter . For Winchester , see Milner , History of Winchester , ii . , 194 ; for Exeter , Shorrt's Sylva Antiqua Iscana , p . 7 . 3 Colchester is the only exception to this rule , as the castle there is in ...
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