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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... STONE CASTLES OF THE NORMAN PERIOD APPENDICES A. PRIMITIVE FOLK - MOOTS B. WATLING STREET AND THE DANELAGH C. THE MILITARY ORIGIN OF THE BOROUGHS D. THE WORDS 66 CASTRUM " AND " CASTELLUM " E. THE BURGHAL HIDAGE F. THELWALL G. THE WORD ...
... STONE CASTLES OF THE NORMAN PERIOD APPENDICES A. PRIMITIVE FOLK - MOOTS B. WATLING STREET AND THE DANELAGH C. THE MILITARY ORIGIN OF THE BOROUGHS D. THE WORDS 66 CASTRUM " AND " CASTELLUM " E. THE BURGHAL HIDAGE F. THELWALL G. THE WORD ...
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... Stone Age , the Bronze Age , or the Iron Age . Our business is with classes ( d ) and ( e ) of Mr Gould's list , that is , with the moated hillocks . We shall only treat of the other classes to the extent which is necessary to bring out ...
... Stone Age , the Bronze Age , or the Iron Age . Our business is with classes ( d ) and ( e ) of Mr Gould's list , that is , with the moated hillocks . We shall only treat of the other classes to the extent which is necessary to bring out ...
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... stone castles which immediately succeeded them , so that it was only necessary to add a stone tower and stone walls to these works to convert them into a Norman castle of the popularly accepted type . We regard the military character of ...
... stone castles which immediately succeeded them , so that it was only necessary to add a stone tower and stone walls to these works to convert them into a Norman castle of the popularly accepted type . We regard the military character of ...
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... 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 . " Ethelred , Alfred's son ...
... 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 . " Ethelred , Alfred's son ...
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... 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 . No motte and no Norman castle . No motte and no 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 . No motte and no Norman castle . No motte and no Norman ...
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