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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... 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 . We are concerned here with only one of the measures by which Alfred and his ...
... 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 one of the measures by which Alfred and his ...
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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 ...
... 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 ...
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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 . 23 If we ...
... 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 . 23 If we ...
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... 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 evidently quite distinct ...
... 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 evidently quite distinct ...
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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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