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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It may be urged in extenuation that much of the information it contains has never before appeared in print , seeing that it has been taken from unpublished portions of the Pipe Rolls ; further , that contemporary authorities have in all ...
It may be urged in extenuation that much of the information it contains has never before appeared in print , seeing that it has been taken from unpublished portions of the Pipe Rolls ; further , that contemporary authorities have in all ...
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A further important step in the study of earthworks was taken by the late Mr I. Chalkley Gould , when he founded the Committee for Ancient Earthworks , and CLASSIFICATION OF EARTHWORKS 3 drew up the classification of earthworks ...
A further important step in the study of earthworks was taken by the late Mr I. Chalkley Gould , when he founded the Committee for Ancient Earthworks , and CLASSIFICATION OF EARTHWORKS 3 drew up the classification of earthworks ...
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But a great step forward was taken when these different types were separated from one another . There had been no greater source of confusion in the writings of our older antiquaries , than the unscientific idea that one earthwork was ...
But a great step forward was taken when these different types were separated from one another . There had been no greater source of confusion in the writings of our older antiquaries , than the unscientific idea that one earthwork was ...
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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 the slaughter of Cynewulf , king of the West Saxons , by the etheling ...
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 the slaughter of Cynewulf , king of the West Saxons , by the etheling ...
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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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| 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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