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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... Walls of Chester , " Arch . Journ . , xliv . , 1887. The present wall , which includes the castle , is an extension probably not earlier than James I.'s reign . i BREMESBYRIG , SCERGEAT , BRIDGENORTH Werburgh about 1152 , and 32 ANGLO ...
... Walls of Chester , " Arch . Journ . , xliv . , 1887. The present wall , which includes the castle , is an extension probably not earlier than James I.'s reign . i BREMESBYRIG , SCERGEAT , BRIDGENORTH Werburgh about 1152 , and 32 ANGLO ...
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... walls were rebuilt by Ethelfleda . The line of the ancient town - wall can still be traced in parts , though it is rapidly disappearing . Dugdale says the town ditch was 45 feet broad . Tamworth was a borough at the time of Domesday ...
... walls were rebuilt by Ethelfleda . The line of the ancient town - wall can still be traced in parts , though it is rapidly disappearing . Dugdale says the town ditch was 45 feet broad . Tamworth was a borough at the time of Domesday ...
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... wall defending the crest on the N.E. and S .; but the base of the triangle , facing the old enclosure , does not ... walls built in Edward I.'s reign ; and it is probable that it did not include the site of the castle , as Domesday ...
... wall defending the crest on the N.E. and S .; but the base of the triangle , facing the old enclosure , does not ... walls built in Edward I.'s reign ; and it is probable that it did not include the site of the castle , as Domesday ...
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... wall composed of the trunks of trees . This was another attempt to defend the course of the Mersey , which was once ... walls were still remaining in Stukeley's time , about 1700 , and some fragments have recently been unearthed by the ...
... wall composed of the trunks of trees . This was another attempt to defend the course of the Mersey , which was once ... walls were still remaining in Stukeley's time , about 1700 , and some fragments have recently been unearthed by the ...
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... walls of which had fallen into decay during the period of peace before the invasions of the Danes . Thus Charles the Bald commanded Le Mans and Tours to be fortified " as a ... wall . E Cambray built new walls to his city in 887-911 ;
... walls of which had fallen into decay during the period of peace before the invasions of the Danes . Thus Charles the Bald commanded Le Mans and Tours to be fortified " as a ... wall . E Cambray built new walls to his city in 887-911 ;
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