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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In 755 the slaughter of Cynewulf , king of the West Saxons , by the etheling Cyneard , is told with unusual detail by the Chronicle . The king was slain in a bur ( bower , or isolated women's chamber 1 ) , the door of which he attempted ...
In 755 the slaughter of Cynewulf , king of the West Saxons , by the etheling Cyneard , is told with unusual detail by the Chronicle . The king was slain in a bur ( bower , or isolated women's chamber 1 ) , the door of which he attempted ...
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The wisdom , energy , and steadfastness of King Alfred and his children and grandchildren were amongst the most important of the many factors which have helped to build up the great empire of Britain . We are concerned here with only ...
The wisdom , energy , and steadfastness of King Alfred and his children and grandchildren were amongst the most important of the many factors which have helped to build up the great empire of Britain . We are concerned here with only ...
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Yet when Godwin left the court of Edward the Confessor , because he would not obey the king's order to punish the men of Dover for insulting Count Eustace of Boulogne , we do not hear that he retired to his castle , or that his sons ...
Yet when Godwin left the court of Edward the Confessor , because he would not obey the king's order to punish the men of Dover for insulting Count Eustace of Boulogne , we do not hear that he retired to his castle , or that his sons ...
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CONTRASTS IN HISTORY and bishops in England conspired against the new king , William Rufus . The first thing told us is that each of the head conspirators " went to his castle , and manned it and victualled it .
CONTRASTS IN HISTORY and bishops in England conspired against the new king , William Rufus . The first thing told us is that each of the head conspirators " went to his castle , and manned it and victualled it .
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... as the Norman Ralph , King Edward's nephew , was Earl of Hereford . We shall return to these castles later . Mr Freeman says : " In the eleventh century , the word castel was introduced into our language to mark something which was ...
... as the Norman Ralph , King Edward's nephew , was Earl of Hereford . We shall return to these castles later . Mr Freeman says : " In the eleventh century , the word castel was introduced into our language to mark something which was ...
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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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