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 13
... king , and were defended until they were forced by the king's avengers . Here it seems to be doubtful whether the burh was a town or a private enclosure resembling a stable - yard of modern times . The description of the storming of ...
... king , and were defended until they were forced by the king's avengers . Here it seems to be doubtful whether the burh was a town or a private enclosure resembling a stable - yard of modern times . The description of the storming of ...
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... 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 . The We are concerned here with only one of the measures by which Alfred and ...
... 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 . The We are concerned here with only one of the measures by which Alfred and ...
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... king of that province . On the death of Ethelred in 912,5 Edward took possession of London and Oxford and " of all the lands which owed obedience thereto " - in other words , of that small portion of Eastern Mercia which was still in ...
... king of that province . On the death of Ethelred in 912,5 Edward took possession of London and Oxford and " of all the lands which owed obedience thereto " - in other words , of that small portion of Eastern Mercia which was still in ...
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... 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 fortified their castles against the king we only hear that they met together at Beverstone ...
... 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 fortified their castles against the king we only hear that they met together at Beverstone ...
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... king , William Rufus . The first thing told us is that each of the head conspirators " went to his castle , and ... king's cause wins the day through the taking of the castles of Tonbridge , Pevensey , Rochester , and Durham . If ...
... king , William Rufus . The first thing told us is that each of the head conspirators " went to his castle , and ... king's cause wins the day through the taking of the castles of Tonbridge , Pevensey , Rochester , and Durham . If ...
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