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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Leland , in the reign of Henry VIII . , never failed to notice the " Dikes and Hilles , which were Campes of Men of Warre , " nor the " Hilles of Yerth cast up like the Dungeon of sum olde Castelle , " which he saw in his pilgrimages ...
Leland , in the reign of Henry VIII . , never failed to notice the " Dikes and Hilles , which were Campes of Men of Warre , " nor the " Hilles of Yerth cast up like the Dungeon of sum olde Castelle , " which he saw in his pilgrimages ...
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... that he was able to set fire to the wooden stockade.1 Modern historians talk of this fort as a castle , but all the older authorities call it a town ; nor is there any mention of a castle at Bamborough till the reign of William II .
... that he was able to set fire to the wooden stockade.1 Modern historians talk of this fort as a castle , but all the older authorities call it a town ; nor is there any mention of a castle at Bamborough till the reign of William II .
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The work of fortification begun in Alfred's reign had been continued by the restoration of the Roman walls of Chester in 908 , by Ethelred and his wife ; and Ethelfleda herself ...
The work of fortification begun in Alfred's reign had been continued by the restoration of the Roman walls of Chester in 908 , by Ethelred and his wife ; and Ethelfleda herself ...
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A charter of Henry VII . shows that the civic boundary did not extend to the present south wall in his reign . Ethelfleda's borough probably followed the lines of the old Roman castrum . BREMESBYRIG . - This place has not yet been ...
A charter of Henry VII . shows that the civic boundary did not extend to the present south wall in his reign . Ethelfleda's borough probably followed the lines of the old Roman castrum . BREMESBYRIG . - This place has not yet been ...
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The borough which Ethelfleda fortified 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 ...
The borough which Ethelfleda fortified 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 ...
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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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