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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... show that the writers have not even an idea of the preliminary studies without which their work has no value at all . It is hoped that the sketch of castle architecture from the roth century to the 13th , which is given in the last ...
... show that the writers have not even an idea of the preliminary studies without which their work has no value at all . It is hoped that the sketch of castle architecture from the roth century to the 13th , which is given in the last ...
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... shows that 1 Primitive Folkmoots . See Appendix A. Early Fortifications in Scotland , p . 13. He adds an instance showing that Moot Hill is sometimes a mistake for Moot Hall . Scottish Review , vol . xxxii . SEPULCHRAL HILLOCKS 9 moot ...
... shows that 1 Primitive Folkmoots . See Appendix A. Early Fortifications in Scotland , p . 13. He adds an instance showing that Moot Hill is sometimes a mistake for Moot Hall . Scottish Review , vol . xxxii . SEPULCHRAL HILLOCKS 9 moot ...
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... than the Danish wars , shows that there were town walls to be kept up even at that date . See Baldwin Brown , The Arts in Early England , i . , 82 . SCANTINESS OF RECORDS is mentioned in 571 that the Saxons 12 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... than the Danish wars , shows that there were town walls to be kept up even at that date . See Baldwin Brown , The Arts in Early England , i . , 82 . SCANTINESS OF RECORDS is mentioned in 571 that the Saxons 12 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
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... show that these British towns had some kind of fortification . The three chesters , which were taken by the Saxons in 577 ... shows that the Roman walls of that city were still preserved . These passages are the solitary instances of ...
... show that these British towns had some kind of fortification . The three chesters , which were taken by the Saxons in 577 ... shows that the Roman walls of that city were still preserved . These passages are the solitary instances of ...
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... shows the unpopularity , to say the least of it , of this castle - building ; and one of the conditions which Godwin , when posing as popular champion , wished to exact from the king , was that the Frenchmen who were in the castle ...
... shows the unpopularity , to say the least of it , of this castle - building ; and one of the conditions which Godwin , when posing as popular champion , wished to exact from the king , was that the Frenchmen who were in the castle ...
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