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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The three chesters , which were taken by the Saxons in 577 , Gloucester , Cirencester , and Bath , prove that some Roman cities still kept their defences . In 755 the slaughter of Cynewulf , king of the West Saxons , by the etheling ...
The three chesters , which were taken by the Saxons in 577 , Gloucester , Cirencester , and Bath , prove that some Roman cities still kept their defences . In 755 the slaughter of Cynewulf , king of the West Saxons , by the etheling ...
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FORTIFICATIONS OF ALFRED 15 and another at Limene - muthan ( doubtless a repair of the Roman fort at Lympne ) , and two works built by Alfred on the banks of the river Lea.1 William of Malmesbury tells us that in his boyhood there was a ...
FORTIFICATIONS OF ALFRED 15 and another at Limene - muthan ( doubtless a repair of the Roman fort at Lympne ) , and two works built by Alfred on the banks of the river Lea.1 William of Malmesbury tells us that in his boyhood there was a ...
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The work of fortification begun in Alfred's reign had been continued by the restoration of the Roman walls of Chester in 908 , by Ethelred and his wife ; and Ethelfleda herself ...
The work of fortification begun in Alfred's reign had been continued by the restoration of the Roman walls of Chester in 908 , by Ethelred and his wife ; and Ethelfleda herself ...
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In all their boroughs , except Bakewell , the purpose of defending the great Roman roads and the main waterways is very apparent . Our list is very far from being a complete list of all the Anglo - Saxon boroughs existing in Edward's ...
In all their boroughs , except Bakewell , the purpose of defending the great Roman roads and the main waterways is very apparent . Our list is very far from being a complete list of all the Anglo - Saxon boroughs existing in Edward's ...
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In the square or oblong form , with rounded corners , we see the influence which Roman models exercised on eyes which still beheld them existing . We see that the main idea of the borough was the same as that of the prehistoric or ...
In the square or oblong form , with rounded corners , we see the influence which Roman models exercised on eyes which still beheld them existing . We see that the main idea of the borough was the same as that of the prehistoric or ...
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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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