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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Page vii
... 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 . 284332 The chapters on Saxon ...
... 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 . 284332 The chapters on Saxon ...
Page viii
... Saxon castle . Mr George Neilson continued the same line of argument in his illuminating paper on " The Motes in Norman Scotland " ( Scottish Review , vol . xxxii . , 1898 ) .1 All that the writer claims is to have carried the ...
... Saxon castle . Mr George Neilson continued the same line of argument in his illuminating paper on " The Motes in Norman Scotland " ( Scottish Review , vol . xxxii . , 1898 ) .1 All that the writer claims is to have carried the ...
Page xiii
... SAXON FORTIFICATIONS CHAPTER III ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS - CONTINUED CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES CHAPTER VI DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTTE - CASTLES CHAPTER VII THE CASTLES OF THE NORMANS IN ...
... SAXON FORTIFICATIONS CHAPTER III ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS - CONTINUED CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES CHAPTER VI DISTRIBUTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MOTTE - CASTLES CHAPTER VII THE CASTLES OF THE NORMANS IN ...
Page xv
... Saxon MS . of Prudentius 3. Wallingford , Berks ; Wareham , Dorset 4. Eddisbury , Cheshire ; Witham , Essex 5. Plan of Towcester about 1830 6. Shoebury , Essex 1. Typical Motte - Castles : -Topcliffe , Yorks ; Laughton - en - leMorthen ...
... Saxon MS . of Prudentius 3. Wallingford , Berks ; Wareham , Dorset 4. Eddisbury , Cheshire ; Witham , Essex 5. Plan of Towcester about 1830 6. Shoebury , Essex 1. Typical Motte - Castles : -Topcliffe , Yorks ; Laughton - en - leMorthen ...
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... Saxon or the Danish conquerors , and why they may not with equal reason be attributed to them . To answer this question we will try to discover what kind of fortifications actually were constructed by the Saxons and Danes , and to this ...
... Saxon or the Danish conquerors , and why they may not with equal reason be attributed to them . To answer this question we will try to discover what kind of fortifications actually were constructed by the Saxons and Danes , and to this ...
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