The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesSome 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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... though it is probable that eventually the townsmen were expelled from the rock , and that thus the modern town of Bamborough arose in the levels below . Although 4 acres may seem a small size for an urbs , it was certainly regarded ...
... though it is probable that eventually the townsmen were expelled from the rock , and that thus the modern town of Bamborough arose in the levels below . Although 4 acres may seem a small size for an urbs , it was certainly regarded ...
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Had Earl Godwin possessed a stronghold in which he could fortify himself , he would certainly have used it in 1051 . And as the Norman favourites of Edward the Confessor had already begun to build castles in England , we can imagine no ...
Had Earl Godwin possessed a stronghold in which he could fortify himself , he would certainly have used it in 1051 . And as the Norman favourites of Edward the Confessor had already begun to build castles in England , we can imagine no ...
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It is at a lower level than the body of the hill , and belongs most certainly to the Edwardian period of the masonry buildings . " WARWICK Castle has a motte which has been confidently attributed to Ethelfleda , only because Dugdale ...
It is at a lower level than the body of the hill , and belongs most certainly to the Edwardian period of the masonry buildings . " WARWICK Castle has a motte which has been confidently attributed to Ethelfleda , only because Dugdale ...
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... stood outside its bounds , and we should certainly have expected to find it within . As the Norman earls of Chester established a ferry at Runcorn in the 12th century , and as a castle at Runcorn is spoken of in a mediæval document ...
... stood outside its bounds , and we should certainly have expected to find it within . As the Norman earls of Chester established a ferry at Runcorn in the 12th century , and as a castle at Runcorn is spoken of in a mediæval document ...
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But the enclosure is far too small for a borough , and Edward's burh would certainly have enclosed the church ; for though the present church contains no Saxon architecture , the ancient cross in the graveyard shows that it stands on a ...
But the enclosure is far too small for a borough , and Edward's burh would certainly have enclosed the church ; for though the present church contains no Saxon architecture , the ancient cross in the graveyard shows that it stands on a ...
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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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