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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But it is quite certain that the Norman castle of Chester lay outside the city walls , as the manor of Gloverstone , which was not within the jurisdiction of the city , lay between the city and the castle .
But it is quite certain that the Norman castle of Chester lay outside the city walls , as the manor of Gloverstone , which was not within the jurisdiction of the city , lay between the city and the castle .
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BREMESBYRIG , SCERGEAT , BRIDGENORTH Werburgh about 1152 , and it is possible that the monks fortified it , as they did their manor of Irby in Wirral , against the incursions of the Welsh . One of the conditions of the Earl's grant was ...
BREMESBYRIG , SCERGEAT , BRIDGENORTH Werburgh about 1152 , and it is possible that the monks fortified it , as they did their manor of Irby in Wirral , against the incursions of the Welsh . One of the conditions of the Earl's grant was ...
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2 A good deal has been made of the name Oldbury , as pointing to the old burh ; but Oldbury is the name of the manor , not of the hillock , which bears the singular name of Pampudding Hill . Tradition says that the Parliamentary forces ...
2 A good deal has been made of the name Oldbury , as pointing to the old burh ; but Oldbury is the name of the manor , not of the hillock , which bears the singular name of Pampudding Hill . Tradition says that the Parliamentary forces ...
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... to etymological rules , but there can be no doubt about it as a fact ; for in Domesday it is stated that Chircheberie was held by Geoffrey de Wirche , and that the monks of St Nicholas [ at Angers ] had two carucates in the manor .
... to etymological rules , but there can be no doubt about it as a fact ; for in Domesday it is stated that Chircheberie was held by Geoffrey de Wirche , and that the monks of St Nicholas [ at Angers ] had two carucates in the manor .
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There was a mill and an oven to which the citizens owed soke , and the value of the manor , which belonged to the king , had risen very greatly since the Conquest ; all facts which render the existence of a Norman castle extremely ...
There was a mill and an oven to which the citizens owed soke , and the value of the manor , which belonged to the king , had risen very greatly since the Conquest ; all facts which render the existence of a Norman castle extremely ...
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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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