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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Page xiv
... KEEPS . P. KEEPS AS RESIDENCES • Q. CASTLES BUILT BY HENRY I. R. THE SO - CALLED SHELL KEEP S. PROFESSOR LLOYD'S " HISTORY OF WALES " 381 • 382 382 383 • 385 385 386 • 387 · 388 • 388 • 389 • 390 • 390 • 391 • 392 · 392 • 393 393 ...
... KEEPS . P. KEEPS AS RESIDENCES • Q. CASTLES BUILT BY HENRY I. R. THE SO - CALLED SHELL KEEP S. PROFESSOR LLOYD'S " HISTORY OF WALES " 381 • 382 382 383 • 385 385 386 • 387 · 388 • 388 • 389 • 390 • 390 • 391 • 392 · 392 • 393 393 ...
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... keep in Laon before 931 ; and this appears to have been a different tower to the one attached to the royal house which Louis d'Outremer had built at the gate of the city . ' We hear also of towers at Amiens ( 950 ) , Coucy ( 958 ) ...
... keep in Laon before 931 ; and this appears to have been a different tower to the one attached to the royal house which Louis d'Outremer had built at the gate of the city . ' We hear also of towers at Amiens ( 950 ) , Coucy ( 958 ) ...
Page 74
... keep , so that they are under his own hand ; and the keys of the outer ward are brought to him every night , and ... keeps of Chartres , tower was a siege engine , employed to attack Fulk's castle , and afterwards burnt by the besieged ...
... keep , so that they are under his own hand ; and the keys of the outer ward are brought to him every night , and ... keeps of Chartres , tower was a siege engine , employed to attack Fulk's castle , and afterwards burnt by the besieged ...
Page 82
... keep could not be placed on loose soil . The motte , therefore , must always represent the oldest castle . But there is no reason to think that the motte and its wooden keep were merely temporary expedients , intended always to be ...
... keep could not be placed on loose soil . The motte , therefore , must always represent the oldest castle . But there is no reason to think that the motte and its wooden keep were merely temporary expedients , intended always to be ...
Page 90
... keep the house took their sleep at some time or other . High up on the east side of the house , in a convenient place , was the chapel , which was made like unto the tabernacle of Solomon in its ceiling and painting . There were stairs ...
... keep the house took their sleep at some time or other . High up on the east side of the house , in a convenient place , was the chapel , which was made like unto the tabernacle of Solomon in its ceiling and painting . There were stairs ...
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