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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... burgus , that is a fortified town , and that our word borough is lawfully descended from it . It would not have been necessary to spend so much time on the history of the word burh if this unfortunate word had not been made the subject ...
... burgus , that is a fortified town , and that our word borough is lawfully descended from it . It would not have been necessary to spend so much time on the history of the word burh if this unfortunate word had not been made the subject ...
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... BURGUS 25 historians , who were familiar with. 1 A.-S. C. , 1052 ( Worcester ) . This castle is generally supposed to be Richard's Castle , Herefordshire , built by Richard Scrob ; but I see no reason why it should not be Hereford , as ...
... BURGUS 25 historians , who were familiar with. 1 A.-S. C. , 1052 ( Worcester ) . This castle is generally supposed to be Richard's Castle , Herefordshire , built by Richard Scrob ; but I see no reason why it should not be Hereford , as ...
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... burgus , and he shows that he had a correct idea of Edward's work when he says that at Buckingham Edward " fecit vallum ex utraque parte aquæ " -where vallum is a translation of burh . The difference between a burh and a castle is very ...
... burgus , and he shows that he had a correct idea of Edward's work when he says that at Buckingham Edward " fecit vallum ex utraque parte aquæ " -where vallum is a translation of burh . The difference between a burh and a castle is very ...
Page 53
... burgus in Domesday , which shows that it possessed fortifications of the civic kind ; and we shall see later on , that such fortifications were often the work of the Danes . But this burgus may more probably have been the work of Roger ...
... burgus in Domesday , which shows that it possessed fortifications of the civic kind ; and we shall see later on , that such fortifications were often the work of the Danes . But this burgus may more probably have been the work of Roger ...
Page 85
... burgus or borough , which inevitably sprang up round every castle which had a lengthened existence . Our older antiquaries , finding that the word burgenses was commonly used in Domesday in connection with a site where a castle existed ...
... burgus or borough , which inevitably sprang up round every castle which had a lengthened existence . Our older antiquaries , finding that the word burgenses was commonly used in Domesday in connection with a site where a castle existed ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch Bamborough Bishop borough Brut building Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp castelli castellum castrum chapel charter church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Dover Earl of Chester early Norman earthen bank earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existence Feet feudal fortifications Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s Henry III.'s reign Hereford History houses Journ king land manor masonry mediæval mentioned moated Montgomery motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural tower Norman castle Normandy Norwich Nottingham Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford quod rampart remains remarks risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman walls round Saxon says shows side Stafford stands stockade stone castle stone keep Survey town trace turris Wales ward Welsh William wooden castle Worcester word writer York