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 viii
... private castle in European history . The private castle is an institution which is often care- lessly supposed to have existed from time immemorial . The writer contends that it only appears after the establishment of the feudal system ...
... private castle in European history . The private castle is an institution which is often care- lessly supposed to have existed from time immemorial . The writer contends that it only appears after the establishment of the feudal system ...
Page 8
... private fortified residences of great landowners . It was the chief merit of Mr G. T. Clark's work on Mediæval ... castle of the popularly accepted type . We regard the military character of these works as so fully established that ...
... private fortified residences of great landowners . It was the chief merit of Mr G. T. Clark's work on Mediæval ... castle of the popularly accepted type . We regard the military character of these works as so fully established that ...
Page 20
... personal defence and that of their nobles , and leaving the mass of their people at the mercy of the Danes . Far other was the thought of Ethelfleda , when THE PRIVATE CASTLE UNKNOWN 21 And she and her husband. 1 Published in 1884 , but ...
... personal defence and that of their nobles , and leaving the mass of their people at the mercy of the Danes . Far other was the thought of Ethelfleda , when THE PRIVATE CASTLE UNKNOWN 21 And she and her husband. 1 Published in 1884 , but ...
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... private castle as an institution in Saxon times ; and although this evidence is only negative , it appears to us to be entitled to much more weight than has hitherto been given to it . Some writers seem to think that the private castle ...
... private castle as an institution in Saxon times ; and although this evidence is only negative , it appears to us to be entitled to much more weight than has hitherto been given to it . Some writers seem to think that the private castle ...
Page 66
... private castle . 3 " The very word castle , " says Guizot , " brings with it the idea of feudal society ; we see it rising before us . It was feudalism that built these castles which once covered our soil , and whose ruins are still ...
... private castle . 3 " The very word castle , " says Guizot , " brings with it the idea of feudal society ; we see it rising before us . It was feudalism that built these castles which once covered our soil , and whose ruins are still ...
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