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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... defended by earthen banks , both on the scarp and counterscarp of the ditch , and these banks 2 It 100 Scale for Section . TOPCLIFFE , YORKS . ANSTEY. 1 Since the above was written , Mr Hadrian Allcroft's work on Earth- work of England ...
... defended by earthen banks , both on the scarp and counterscarp of the ditch , and these banks 2 It 100 Scale for Section . TOPCLIFFE , YORKS . ANSTEY. 1 Since the above was written , Mr Hadrian Allcroft's work on Earth- work of England ...
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... defended with considerable learning by Mr G. L. Gomme . Dr Christison remarks in his valuable work on Scottish fortifications that an overweening importance has been attached to moot - hills , without historical evidence.2 And Mr George ...
... defended with considerable learning by Mr G. L. Gomme . Dr Christison remarks in his valuable work on Scottish fortifications that an overweening importance has been attached to moot - hills , without historical evidence.2 And Mr George ...
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... defended until they were forced by the king's avengers . Here it seems to be doubtful whether the burh was a town or a private enclosure resembling a stable - yard of modern times . The description of the storming of York by the Danes ...
... defended until they were forced by the king's avengers . Here it seems to be doubtful whether the burh was a town or a private enclosure resembling a stable - yard of modern times . The description of the storming of York by the Danes ...
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... defended the estuary of the Blackwater . As the repair of Colchester and the successful defence of Wigingamere were followed the same year by the submission of East Anglia , it seems not unlikely that Edward's various forces may have ...
... defended the estuary of the Blackwater . As the repair of Colchester and the successful defence of Wigingamere were followed the same year by the submission of East Anglia , it seems not unlikely that Edward's various forces may have ...
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... defended on the south front by precipitous cliffs , below which ran the river Leen , and only a very short distance from the junction of the Leen with the Trent , the great waterway of middle England . Portions of the ancient ditch were ...
... defended on the south front by precipitous cliffs , below which ran the river Leen , and only a very short distance from the junction of the Leen with the Trent , the great waterway of middle England . Portions of the ancient ditch were ...
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