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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... manor of Bromborough . But this manor was given by the Earl of Chester to the monks of St BREMESBYRIG , SCERGEAT , BRIDGENORTH 33 Werburgh about 1152 ,. 1 The tower called Cæsar's Tower is really a mural tower of the 13th century . E. W. ...
... manor of Bromborough . But this manor was given by the Earl of Chester to the monks of St BREMESBYRIG , SCERGEAT , BRIDGENORTH 33 Werburgh about 1152 ,. 1 The tower called Cæsar's Tower is really a mural tower of the 13th century . E. W. ...
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... manor of Irby in Wirral , against the incursions of the Welsh . One of the conditions of the Earl's grant was that the manor is to be maintained in a state of security and convenience for the holding of the courts appertaining to ...
... manor of Irby in Wirral , against the incursions of the Welsh . One of the conditions of the Earl's grant was that the manor is to be maintained in a state of security and convenience for the holding of the courts appertaining to ...
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... manor , not of the hillock , which bears the singular name of Pampudding Hill . Tradition says that the Parliamentary forces used it for their guns in 1646. Eyton's Shropshire , i . , 132 . 3 " Bricge cum exercitu pene totius Angliæ ...
... manor , not of the hillock , which bears the singular name of Pampudding Hill . Tradition says that the Parliamentary forces used it for their guns in 1646. Eyton's Shropshire , i . , 132 . 3 " Bricge cum exercitu pene totius Angliæ ...
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... manor . In the charter in which Geoffrey de Wirche makes this gift Chircheberie is called Kirkeberia [ M. A. , vi . , 996 ] , but in the subsequent charter of Roger de Mowbray , confirm- ing the gift , it is called Kirkeby . * Britannia ...
... manor . In the charter in which Geoffrey de Wirche makes this gift Chircheberie is called Kirkeberia [ M. A. , vi . , 996 ] , but in the subsequent charter of Roger de Mowbray , confirm- ing the gift , it is called Kirkeby . * Britannia ...
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... manor , which belonged to the king , had risen very greatly since the Conquest ; all facts which render the existence of a Norman castle extremely likely . But there can be no question as to the nature of Edward's work at Towcester , as ...
... manor , which belonged to the king , had risen very greatly since the Conquest ; all facts which render the existence of a Norman castle extremely likely . But there can be no question as to the nature of Edward's work at Towcester , as ...
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