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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Page viii
... trace the first appearance of the private castle in European history . The private castle is an institution which is often carelessly supposed to have existed from time immemorial . The writer contends that it only appears after the ...
... trace the first appearance of the private castle in European history . The private castle is an institution which is often carelessly supposed to have existed from time immemorial . The writer contends that it only appears after the ...
Page ix
... trace the progress of the Norman occupation . Students of the architecture of castles are aware that this subject presents much more difficult questions than does the architecture of churches . Those who are seriously working on castle ...
... trace the progress of the Norman occupation . Students of the architecture of castles are aware that this subject presents much more difficult questions than does the architecture of churches . Those who are seriously working on castle ...
Page 15
... trace of such a division remains . 2 Gesta Pontificum , 186. See Appendix C. 3 Birch's Cartularium , ii . , 222 ; Kemble's Codex Diplomaticus , v . , 142 . 4 He signs a charter in 889 as " subregulus et patricius Merciorum , " Kemble's ...
... trace of such a division remains . 2 Gesta Pontificum , 186. See Appendix C. 3 Birch's Cartularium , ii . , 222 ; Kemble's Codex Diplomaticus , v . , 142 . 4 He signs a charter in 889 as " subregulus et patricius Merciorum , " Kemble's ...
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... trace remains . 3 CHESTER is spoken of by the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 894 as " a waste chester in Wirral . " It had undoubtedly been a Roman city , and therefore the work of Ethelred and Ethelfleda here was solely one of restoration ...
... trace remains . 3 CHESTER is spoken of by the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle in 894 as " a waste chester in Wirral . " It had undoubtedly been a Roman city , and therefore the work of Ethelred and Ethelfleda here was solely one of restoration ...
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... trace is left of the second borough on the other side of the river . Buckingham is one of the boroughs of Domesday . 2 BEDFORD has had a motte and a Norman castle on the north side of the Ouse ; but this was not the site of Edward's ...
... trace is left of the second borough on the other side of the river . Buckingham is one of the boroughs of Domesday . 2 BEDFORD has had a motte and a Norman castle on the north side of the Ouse ; but this was not the site of Edward's ...
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