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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Thus it is probable that the force which followed this chieftain was not composed of men of his own blood , in whom he could repose absolute trust ; and the earthworks themselves suggest that they are the work of an invader who came to ...
Thus it is probable that the force which followed this chieftain was not composed of men of his own blood , in whom he could repose absolute trust ; and the earthworks themselves suggest that they are the work of an invader who came to ...
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Ethelfleda's borough probably followed the lines of the old Roman castrum . BREMESBYRIG . - This place has not yet been identified . Bromborough on the Mersey has been suggested , and is not impossible , for the loss of the s sometimes ...
Ethelfleda's borough probably followed the lines of the old Roman castrum . BREMESBYRIG . - This place has not yet been identified . Bromborough on the Mersey has been suggested , and is not impossible , for the loss of the s sometimes ...
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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 made a simultaneous advance , along the ...
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 made a simultaneous advance , along the ...
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The same system was followed by the Danes who colonised Ireland . " The colony had a centre in a fortified town , or it consisted almost exclusively of dwellers in one . But round this town was a district , in which the Irish ...
The same system was followed by the Danes who colonised Ireland . " The colony had a centre in a fortified town , or it consisted almost exclusively of dwellers in one . But round this town was a district , in which the Irish ...
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3 ins . ) is about the same as that found in castles of Henry I. or Henry II.'s time . 6 • Ad faciendum Ballium circa castellum , £ 50 . Pipe Rolls , xix . , 13 . This is followed by another entry of £ 18 , 13s . 7d .
3 ins . ) is about the same as that found in castles of Henry I. or Henry II.'s time . 6 • Ad faciendum Ballium circa castellum , £ 50 . Pipe Rolls , xix . , 13 . This is followed by another entry of £ 18 , 13s . 7d .
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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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