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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MOTTE - CASTLES IN SCOTLAND CHAPTER X MOTTE - CASTLES IN IRELAND CHAPTER XI · · CHAPTER XII STONE CASTLES OF THE NORMAN PERIOD APPENDICES A. PRIMITIVE FOLK - MOOTS B. WATLING STREET AND THE DANELAGH C. THE MILITARY ORIGIN OF THE ...
MOTTE - CASTLES IN SCOTLAND CHAPTER X MOTTE - CASTLES IN IRELAND CHAPTER XI · · CHAPTER XII STONE CASTLES OF THE NORMAN PERIOD APPENDICES A. PRIMITIVE FOLK - MOOTS B. WATLING STREET AND THE DANELAGH C. THE MILITARY ORIGIN OF THE ...
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Such generalisations are for the most part premature ; and although some advance is being made in this direction , it is still impossible to decide without excavation whether a camp of class ( a ) or ( 6 ) belongs to the Stone Age , the ...
Such generalisations are for the most part premature ; and although some advance is being made in this direction , it is still impossible to decide without excavation whether a camp of class ( a ) or ( 6 ) belongs to the Stone Age , the ...
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It was the chief merit of Mr G. T. Clark's work on Medieval Military Architecture , that he showed the perfect correspondence in plan of these earthen and timber structures with the stone castles which immediately succeeded them ...
It was the chief merit of Mr G. T. Clark's work on Medieval Military Architecture , that he showed the perfect correspondence in plan of these earthen and timber structures with the stone castles which immediately succeeded them ...
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... his boyhood there was a stone in the nunnery of Shaftesbury which had been taken out of the walls of the town , which bore this inscription : " Anno dominicæ incarnationis Alfredus rex fecit hanc urbem , DCCCLXXX , regni sui VIII .
... his boyhood there was a stone in the nunnery of Shaftesbury which had been taken out of the walls of the town , which bore this inscription : " Anno dominicæ incarnationis Alfredus rex fecit hanc urbem , DCCCLXXX , regni sui VIII .
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913 No motte , but a Norman stone keep . . 914 A motte and a Norman castle . . 914 . 915 . 915 916 . 916 916 · · • Stafford , N. of Sowe . Eddisbury . Warwick Cyricbyrig ( Monk's Kirby ) Weardbyrig Runcorn .
913 No motte , but a Norman stone keep . . 914 A motte and a Norman castle . . 914 . 915 . 915 916 . 916 916 · · • Stafford , N. of Sowe . Eddisbury . Warwick Cyricbyrig ( Monk's Kirby ) Weardbyrig Runcorn .
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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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