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 17
... called burhs or burgi , were the first to be enfranchised , and while the fortifications have become less and less important , the franchise has become of supreme importance . Bede , in the earliest times of our history , equated burh ...
... called burhs or burgi , were the first to be enfranchised , and while the fortifications have become less and less important , the franchise has become of supreme importance . Bede , in the earliest times of our history , equated burh ...
Page 37
... called Kirkeberia [ M. A. , vi . , 996 ] , but in the subsequent charter of Roger de Mowbray , confirm- ing the gift , it is called Kirkeby . * Britannia , ii . , 375 . 1 Mediæval Military Architecture , ii . , 120 .
... called Kirkeberia [ M. A. , vi . , 996 ] , but in the subsequent charter of Roger de Mowbray , confirm- ing the gift , it is called Kirkeby . * Britannia , ii . , 375 . 1 Mediæval Military Architecture , ii . , 120 .
Page 42
... called the Icknield way . On a peninsula which now runs out into the great fens of the Cam and the Ouse there is still a village called Wicken , 6 miles west of the Roman road ; and possibly , when the land surrounding this peninsula ...
... called the Icknield way . On a peninsula which now runs out into the great fens of the Cam and the Ouse there is still a village called Wicken , 6 miles west of the Roman road ; and possibly , when the land surrounding this peninsula ...
Page 91
... called a bretasche , though this word seems to have meant a wooden tower of any kind , and was used both for mural towers and for the movable wooden towers employed for sieges . At a much later period it was given to the wooden ...
... called a bretasche , though this word seems to have meant a wooden tower of any kind , and was used both for mural towers and for the movable wooden towers employed for sieges . At a much later period it was given to the wooden ...
Page 135
... called Coryates . • Called by Asser a castellum ; but it has already been pointed out that castellum in early writers means a walled town and not a castle . ( See p . 25. ) Wareham is a town fortified by an earthen vallum and.
... called Coryates . • Called by Asser a castellum ; but it has already been pointed out that castellum in early writers means a walled town and not a castle . ( See p . 25. ) Wareham is a town fortified by an earthen vallum and.
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