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 33
... Welsh . One of the conditions of the Earl's grant was that the manor is to be maintained in a state of security and convenience for the holding of the courts appertaining to Chester Abbey . ' Thus the fortification appears to be of ...
... Welsh . One of the conditions of the Earl's grant was that the manor is to be maintained in a state of security and convenience for the holding of the courts appertaining to Chester Abbey . ' Thus the fortification appears to be of ...
Page 94
... 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 later ...
... 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 later ...
Page 114
... Welsh history.1 It must therefore have gone downhill very rapidly . Giraldus mentions among the ruins of Roman greatness which were to be seen in his day , a gigantic tower , and this is commonly supposed to have belonged to the castle ...
... Welsh history.1 It must therefore have gone downhill very rapidly . Giraldus mentions among the ruins of Roman greatness which were to be seen in his day , a gigantic tower , and this is commonly supposed to have belonged to the castle ...
Page 130
... 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 . They were exiled from England in 1102 for siding with ...
... 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 . They were exiled from England in 1102 for siding with ...
Page 150
... Welsh marches before the Conquest . Dr Round conjectures that Ewias was the " Pentecost's castle " spoken of in the ( Peterborough ) Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 1052.3 No masonry is now to be seen on the motte at Ewias , but Mr Clark ...
... Welsh marches before the Conquest . Dr Round conjectures that Ewias was the " Pentecost's castle " spoken of in the ( Peterborough ) Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 1052.3 No masonry is now to be seen on the motte at Ewias , but Mr Clark ...
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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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