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 18
... say nothing of hamlets , we have full 250 parishes whose names end in burgh , bury , or borough , and in many ... says : " In Athelstan's day it seems to be supposed by the legislator that a moot will usually be held in a burh ...
... say nothing of hamlets , we have full 250 parishes whose names end in burgh , bury , or borough , and in many ... says : " In Athelstan's day it seems to be supposed by the legislator that a moot will usually be held in a burh ...
Page 24
... says : " In the eleventh century , the word castel was introduced into our language to mark something which was evidently quite distinct from the familiar burh of ancient times . Ordericus speaks of the thing and its name as something ...
... says : " In the eleventh century , the word castel was introduced into our language to mark something which was evidently quite distinct from the familiar burh of ancient times . Ordericus speaks of the thing and its name as something ...
Page 25
... 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 work when he says that at ...
... 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 work when he says that at ...
Page 34
... says the town ditch was 45 feet broad . Tamworth was a borough at the time of Domesday . STAFFORD has a motte on which stood a Norman castle ; but this is not mentioned in the table , because it stands a mile and a half from the town on ...
... says the town ditch was 45 feet broad . Tamworth was a borough at the time of Domesday . STAFFORD has a motte on which stood a Norman castle ; but this is not mentioned in the table , because it stands a mile and a half from the town on ...
Page 37
... says " there are certain apparent tokens that the Romans had some station here ; for by digging the ground near the church , there have been discovered foundations of old walls and Roman bricks . " 3 Possibly Ethelfleda restored a Roman ...
... says " there are certain apparent tokens that the Romans had some station here ; for by digging the ground near the church , there have been discovered foundations of old walls and Roman bricks . " 3 Possibly Ethelfleda restored a Roman ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch Bamborough Bishop borough Brut building Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp castelli castellum castrum chapel charter church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Dover Earl of Chester early Norman earthen bank earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existence Feet feudal fortifications Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s Henry III.'s reign Hereford History houses Journ king land manor masonry mediæval mentioned moated Montgomery motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural tower Norman castle Normandy Norwich Nottingham Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford quod rampart remains remarks risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman walls round Saxon says shows side Stafford stands stockade stone castle stone keep Survey town trace turris Wales ward Welsh William wooden castle Worcester word writer York