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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BREMESBYRIG , SCERGEAT , BRIDGENORTH Werburgh about 1152 , and it is possible that the monks fortified it , as they did their manor of Irby in Wirral , against the incursions of the Welsh . One of the conditions of the Earl's grant was ...
BREMESBYRIG , SCERGEAT , BRIDGENORTH Werburgh about 1152 , and it is possible that the monks fortified it , as they did their manor of Irby in Wirral , against the incursions of the Welsh . One of the conditions of the Earl's grant was ...
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The Welsh castles are omitted from this list , as they will be given in a separate chapter . 2 The list is brought up to fifty by interpreting the regis domus of Winchester to be Winchester castle ; the reasons for this will be given ...
The Welsh castles are omitted from this list , as they will be given in a separate chapter . 2 The list is brought up to fifty by interpreting the regis domus of Winchester to be Winchester castle ; the reasons for this will be given ...
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Caerleon , however , had been a great city in Roman times , and had kept up its importance at least till the days of Edgar , when it is twice mentioned in Welsh history.1 It must therefore have gone downhill very rapidly .
Caerleon , however , had been a great city in Roman times , and had kept up its importance at least till the days of Edgar , when it is twice mentioned in Welsh history.1 It must therefore have gone downhill very rapidly .
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... hand to conquer as they listed from the North and South Welsh , so Roger had a similar commission for the hilly districts still unconquered in the north - west of England . But fortune did not favour the Montgomeri family for long .
... hand to conquer as they listed from the North and South Welsh , so Roger had a similar commission for the hilly districts still unconquered in the north - west of England . But fortune did not favour the Montgomeri family for long .
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We naturally look to one of King Edward's Norman favourites as the first founder , for they alone are said by history to have built castles on the Welsh marches before the Conquest . Dr Round conjectures that Ewias was the " Pentecost's ...
We naturally look to one of King Edward's Norman favourites as the first founder , for they alone are said by history to have built castles on the Welsh marches before the Conquest . Dr Round conjectures that Ewias was the " Pentecost's ...
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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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