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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The favourable reception given by archæologists to the paper read before the Scottish Society led the writer to follow up this interesting subject , and to make a closer study of the motte - castles of Wales , Scotland , and Ireland .
The favourable reception given by archæologists to the paper read before the Scottish Society led the writer to follow up this interesting subject , and to make a closer study of the motte - castles of Wales , Scotland , and Ireland .
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It is hoped that the sketch of castle architecture from the 10th century to the 13th , which is given in the last chapter , may prove a useful contribution to the subject , at any rate in its lists of dated castles .
It is hoped that the sketch of castle architecture from the 10th century to the 13th , which is given in the last chapter , may prove a useful contribution to the subject , at any rate in its lists of dated castles .
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It is hoped that the sketch of castle architecture from the roth century to the 13th , which is given in the last chapter , may prove a useful contribution to the subject , at any rate in its lists of dated castles .
It is hoped that the sketch of castle architecture from the roth century to the 13th , which is given in the last chapter , may prove a useful contribution to the subject , at any rate in its lists of dated castles .
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It was given to Alfred to raise again the fallen standard of Christendom and civilisation , and to establish an English kingdom on so sound a basis that when , in later centuries , it successively became the prey of the Dane and the ...
It was given to Alfred to raise again the fallen standard of Christendom and civilisation , and to establish an English kingdom on so sound a basis that when , in later centuries , it successively became the prey of the Dane and the ...
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We have heard nothing whatever of the private castle as an institution in Saxon times ; and although this evidence is only negative , it appears to us to be entitled to much more weight than has hitherto been given ...
We have heard nothing whatever of the private castle as an institution in Saxon times ; and although this evidence is only negative , it appears to us to be entitled to much more weight than has hitherto been given ...
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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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