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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... seems to have been free from any superstitious fear which might have hindered him from utilising the sepulchres of the dead for his personal defence ; or else he was unaware that they were burial - places . There are some very few ...
... seems to have been free from any superstitious fear which might have hindered him from utilising the sepulchres of the dead for his personal defence ; or else he was unaware that they were burial - places . There are some very few ...
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... seem to have occupied at first more than a portion of this site , though it is probable that eventually the townsmen were expelled from the rock , and that thus the modern town of Bamborough arose in the levels below . Although 4 acres ...
... seem to have occupied at first more than a portion of this site , though it is probable that eventually the townsmen were expelled from the rock , and that thus the modern town of Bamborough arose in the levels below . Although 4 acres ...
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... seems to show that these British towns had some kind of fortification . The three chesters , which were taken by the Saxons in 577 , Gloucester , Cirencester , and Bath , prove that some Roman cities still kept their defences . In 755 ...
... seems to show that these British towns had some kind of fortification . The three chesters , which were taken by the Saxons in 577 , Gloucester , Cirencester , and Bath , prove that some Roman cities still kept their defences . In 755 ...
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... seem from the course of the story that after Ethelred's death there was some arrangement between Ethelfleda and her brother , possibly due to the surrender of the territory mentioned above , which enabled her to rule English Mercia in ...
... seem from the course of the story that after Ethelred's death there was some arrangement between Ethelfleda and her brother , possibly due to the surrender of the territory mentioned above , which enabled her to rule English Mercia in ...
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... seem to suggest that the burh was often nothing more than a stockade , as in so many of these sites not a vestige of ... seems to be supposed by the legislator that a moot will usually be held in a burh . If a man neglect three summonses ...
... seem to suggest that the burh was often nothing more than a stockade , as in so many of these sites not a vestige of ... seems to be supposed by the legislator that a moot will usually be held in a burh . If a man neglect three summonses ...
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