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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... building by the invading Saxons . Until we come to the time of Alfred , there is hardly an allusion to any fortification in use in Saxon times . * It 1 Bede , H. E. , iii . , 16 . 2 See Bede , as above , and Symeon , ii . , 45 ( R.S. ) ...
... building by the invading Saxons . Until we come to the time of Alfred , there is hardly an allusion to any fortification in use in Saxon times . * It 1 Bede , H. E. , iii . , 16 . 2 See Bede , as above , and Symeon , ii . , 45 ( R.S. ) ...
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... build up the great empire of Britain . We are concerned here with only one of the measures by which Alfred and his family ... building of a work ( geweorc ) at Athelney , 1 Asser , ch . 91 , Stevenson's edition . 2 " That same year King ...
... build up the great empire of Britain . We are concerned here with only one of the measures by which Alfred and his family ... building of a work ( geweorc ) at Athelney , 1 Asser , ch . 91 , Stevenson's edition . 2 " That same year King ...
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... building strongholds at every fresh step of their advance , they were only carrying out the policy of their father . " At the time of Alfred's death , and the succession of Edward the Elder to the crown ( 901 ) , Ethelfleda , daughter ...
... building strongholds at every fresh step of their advance , they were only carrying out the policy of their father . " At the time of Alfred's death , and the succession of Edward the Elder to the crown ( 901 ) , Ethelfleda , daughter ...
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... building these little earthen and timber castles for their personal defence and that of their nobles , and leaving the mass of their people at the mercy of the Danes . Far other was the thought of Ethelfleda , when 1 Published in 1884 ...
... building these little earthen and timber castles for their personal defence and that of their nobles , and leaving the mass of their people at the mercy of the Danes . Far other was the thought of Ethelfleda , when 1 Published in 1884 ...
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... build castles in England , we can imagine no reason why Godwin did not do the same , except that such a step was ... building ; and one of the conditions which Godwin , when posing as popular champion , wished to exact from the king ...
... build castles in England , we can imagine no reason why Godwin did not do the same , except that such a step was ... building ; and one of the conditions which Godwin , when posing as popular champion , wished to exact from the king ...
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