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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... Scottish mottes ; to Mr Charles Dawson , F.S.A. , for granting the use of his admirable photographs from the Bayeux Tapestry ; to Mr Cooper , author of the PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts X PREFACE.
... Scottish mottes ; to Mr Charles Dawson , F.S.A. , for granting the use of his admirable photographs from the Bayeux Tapestry ; to Mr Cooper , author of the PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts X PREFACE.
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Ella S. Armitage. PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts and docu- ments relating to his subject ; to the Rev. Herbert White , M.A. , and to Mr Basil Stallybrass , for reports of visits to castles ; and to correspondents ...
Ella S. Armitage. PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts and docu- ments relating to his subject ; to the Rev. Herbert White , M.A. , and to Mr Basil Stallybrass , for reports of visits to castles ; and to correspondents ...
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... that it left the ground open to individual fancy , and each observer formed his own theory of the earthworks which he happened to have seen , and as often as not , A stated that theory as a fact . We need not CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY.
... that it left the ground open to individual fancy , and each observer formed his own theory of the earthworks which he happened to have seen , and as often as not , A stated that theory as a fact . We need not CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY.
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... fact a mere guess of his own , which , as we shall afterwards show , was absolutely devoid of solid foundation . The scientific study of English earthworks may be said to have been begun by General Pitt - Rivers in the last quarter of ...
... fact a mere guess of his own , which , as we shall afterwards show , was absolutely devoid of solid foundation . The scientific study of English earthworks may be said to have been begun by General Pitt - Rivers in the last quarter of ...
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... fact , however , that the Trinoda Necessitas , the duty of landholders to contribute to the repair of boroughs and bridges , and to serve in the fyrd , is occasionally mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars , shows that ...
... fact , however , that the Trinoda Necessitas , the duty of landholders to contribute to the repair of boroughs and bridges , and to serve in the fyrd , is occasionally mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars , shows that ...
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