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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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 . In Chapter V. an effort is made to trace the first appearance ...
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 . In Chapter V. an effort is made to trace the first appearance ...
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Students of the architecture of castles are aware that this subject presents much more difficult questions than does the architecture of churches . Those who are seriously working on castle architecture are very few in number , and are ...
Students of the architecture of castles are aware that this subject presents much more difficult questions than does the architecture of churches . Those who are seriously working on castle architecture are very few in number , and are ...
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In the second place , this type presents a peculiar development of plan , such as we do not expect to find in the earliest times in these islands . It has a citadel of a most pronounced type . This alone differentiates it from the ...
In the second place , this type presents a peculiar development of plan , such as we do not expect to find in the earliest times in these islands . It has a citadel of a most pronounced type . This alone differentiates it from the ...
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... of that small portion of Eastern Mercia which was still in English hands ; that is , not only the present Oxfordshire and Middlesex , but part of Herts , 1 Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , 878 , 893 , 896. According to Henry of Huntingdon ...
... of that small portion of Eastern Mercia which was still in English hands ; that is , not only the present Oxfordshire and Middlesex , but part of Herts , 1 Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , 878 , 893 , 896. According to Henry of Huntingdon ...
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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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