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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... Worcester in Alfred's lifetime , as a most interesting charter tells us.3 It may be safely assumed , then , that when Edward came to the throne he found Wessex well provided with defensive places , and that when he and his sister ...
... Worcester in Alfred's lifetime , as a most interesting charter tells us.3 It may be safely assumed , then , that when Edward came to the throne he found Wessex well provided with defensive places , and that when he and his sister ...
Page 16
... Worcester , which was built in Alfred's reign . Now what was the nature of these fortifications , which the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle uniformly calls burhs ? THE WORD BURH OR BOROUGH 17 There is really not. 1 See Appendix B. 2 A.-S. C. ...
... Worcester , which was built in Alfred's reign . Now what was the nature of these fortifications , which the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle uniformly calls burhs ? THE WORD BURH OR BOROUGH 17 There is really not. 1 See Appendix B. 2 A.-S. C. ...
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... Worcester , one of the most careful of our early chroniclers , who lived when Anglo - Saxon was still a living language , and who must have known what a burh meant , translates it by urbs in nineteen cases out of twenty - six.5 His ...
... Worcester , one of the most careful of our early chroniclers , who lived when Anglo - Saxon was still a living language , and who must have known what a burh meant , translates it by urbs in nineteen cases out of twenty - six.5 His ...
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... Worcester . As they expressed it in their memorable charter , it was not only for the defence of the bishop and the churches of Worcester , but " TO SHELTER ALL THE FOLK . " we may be sure that the same idea lay at the founding of all ...
... Worcester . As they expressed it in their memorable charter , it was not only for the defence of the bishop and the churches of Worcester , but " TO SHELTER ALL THE FOLK . " we may be sure that the same idea lay at the founding of all ...
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... Worcester . Roger Bigod throws himself into Norwich Castle , and harries the shire ; Bishop Odo brings the plunder of Kent into his castle of Rochester . Finally the king's cause wins the day through the taking of the castles of ...
... Worcester . Roger Bigod throws himself into Norwich Castle , and harries the shire ; Bishop Odo brings the plunder of Kent into his castle of Rochester . Finally the king's cause wins the day through the taking of the castles of ...
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