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 25
... probably meant a town when he says that Edward the Elder built at Hertford " castrum non immensum sed pulcherrimum . " He generally translates the burh of the Chronicle by burgus , and he shows that he had a correct idea of Edward's ...
... probably meant a town when he says that Edward the Elder built at Hertford " castrum non immensum sed pulcherrimum . " He generally translates the burh of the Chronicle by burgus , and he shows that he had a correct idea of Edward's ...
Page 31
... probably more extensive than Ethelfleda's borough , of which no trace remains . 3 CHESTER is spoken of by the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 894 as " a waste chester in Wirral . " It had undoubtedly been a Roman city , and therefore the ...
... probably more extensive than Ethelfleda's borough , of which no trace remains . 3 CHESTER is spoken of by the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 894 as " a waste chester in Wirral . " It had undoubtedly been a Roman city , and therefore the ...
Page 32
... probably followed the lines of the old Roman castrum . BREMESBYRIG . - This place has not yet been identified . Bromborough on the Mersey has been suggested , and is not impossible , for the loss of the s sometimes occurs in place ...
... probably followed the lines of the old Roman castrum . BREMESBYRIG . - This place has not yet been identified . Bromborough on the Mersey has been suggested , and is not impossible , for the loss of the s sometimes occurs in place ...
Page 34
... probably the site of the siege castle ( no doubt of wood ) which was erected by Henry I. when he besieged the city.3 2 TAMWORTH was an ancient city of the Mercian kings , and therefore may have been fortified before its walls were ...
... probably the site of the siege castle ( no doubt of wood ) which was erected by Henry I. when he besieged the city.3 2 TAMWORTH was an ancient city of the Mercian kings , and therefore may have been fortified before its walls were ...
Page 36
... probably occupied a smaller area than the medieval walls built in Edward I.'s reign ; and it is probable that it did not include the site of the castle , as Domesday states that only four houses were destroyed when the castle was built ...
... probably occupied a smaller area than the medieval walls built in Edward I.'s reign ; and it is probable that it did not include the site of the castle , as Domesday states that only four houses were destroyed when the castle was built ...
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