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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... and it was only by heaping up wood on the most accessible side 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 ...
... and it was only by heaping up wood on the most accessible side 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 ...
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In this list , the burhs on both sides of the river at Hertford , Buckingham , and Nottingham are counted as two , because the very precise indications given in the AngloSaxon Chronicle show that each burh ...
In this list , the burhs on both sides of the river at Hertford , Buckingham , and Nottingham are counted as two , because the very precise indications given in the AngloSaxon Chronicle show that each burh ...
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... mentioned as boroughs in Domesday Book ; and as we ought to subtract five from the list as unidentified , and also to reckon as one the boroughs built on two sides of the river , the whole number should be reduced to twenty - two .
... mentioned as boroughs in Domesday Book ; and as we ought to subtract five from the list as unidentified , and also to reckon as one the boroughs built on two sides of the river , the whole number should be reduced to twenty - two .
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Leland calls it Scorgate , and says it is " about Severn side . " It should probably be sought within the frontier of Watling Street , which Ethelfleda does not appear to have yet crossed in 911 . " 8 BRIDGENORTH is undoubtedly the ...
Leland calls it Scorgate , and says it is " about Severn side . " It should probably be sought within the frontier of Watling Street , which Ethelfleda does not appear to have yet crossed in 911 . " 8 BRIDGENORTH is undoubtedly the ...
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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 the southern side of the river Sowe , while we are expressly told by Florence that ...
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 the southern side of the river Sowe , while we are expressly told by Florence that ...
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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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