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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... town ; nor is there any mention of a castle at Bamborough till the reign of William II . The area of the basaltic headland of Bamborough covers 4 acres , a site large enough for a city of Ida's day . The church of St Peter was placed on ...
... town ; nor is there any mention of a castle at Bamborough till the reign of William II . The area of the basaltic headland of Bamborough covers 4 acres , a site large enough for a city of Ida's day . The church of St Peter was placed on ...
Page 13
... towns ( tunas ) of the Britons , and the apparent allusion to sieges seems to show that these British towns had some ... town or a private enclosure resembling a stable - yard of modern times . The description of the storming of York by ...
... towns ( tunas ) of the Britons , and the apparent allusion to sieges seems to show that these British towns had some ... town or a private enclosure resembling a stable - yard of modern times . The description of the storming of York by ...
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... town , which bore this inscription : " Anno dominicæ incarnationis Alfredus rex fecit hanc urbem , DCCCLXXX , regni sui VIII . " Ethelred , Alfred's son - in - law , built the burh at Worcester in Alfred's lifetime , as a most ...
... town , which bore this inscription : " Anno dominicæ incarnationis Alfredus rex fecit hanc urbem , DCCCLXXX , regni sui VIII . " Ethelred , Alfred's son - in - law , built the burh at Worcester in Alfred's lifetime , as a most ...
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... town ; but we must remember that it got that meaning because the fortified towns , the only ones which were called burhs or burgi , were the first to be enfranchised , and while the fortifications have become less and less important ...
... town ; but we must remember that it got that meaning because the fortified towns , the only ones which were called burhs or burgi , were the first to be enfranchised , and while the fortifications have become less and less important ...
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... town . Athelstan ordains that there shall be a mint in every burh ; and his laws show that already the burh has its gemot or meeting , and its reeve or mayor . He ordains that all burhs are to be repaired 5 1 See the illustrations in ...
... town . Athelstan ordains that there shall be a mint in every burh ; and his laws show that already the burh has its gemot or meeting , and its reeve or mayor . He ordains that all burhs are to be repaired 5 1 See the illustrations in ...
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