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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1 See A.-S. C. , anno 1097 , and compare the entry for 1096 with the account in the Brut for 1093 , which shows that the Norman castles had been restored , after being for the most part demolished by the Welsh . 2 The Brut y Tywysogion ...
1 See A.-S. C. , anno 1097 , and compare the entry for 1096 with the account in the Brut for 1093 , which shows that the Norman castles had been restored , after being for the most part demolished by the Welsh . 2 The Brut y Tywysogion ...
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We shall confine ourselves to those castles which are mentioned in the Brut y Tywysogion , the Pipe Rolls , or other trustworthy documents between 1066 and 1216 , the end of King John's reign . Of many of these castles only the ...
We shall confine ourselves to those castles which are mentioned in the Brut y Tywysogion , the Pipe Rolls , or other trustworthy documents between 1066 and 1216 , the end of King John's reign . Of many of these castles only the ...
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4 The Brut says that in the year 823 the Saxons destroyed the Castle of Deganwy . This is one of the only two instances in which the word castell is used in this Welsh chronicle before the coming of the Normans .
4 The Brut says that in the year 823 the Saxons destroyed the Castle of Deganwy . This is one of the only two instances in which the word castell is used in this Welsh chronicle before the coming of the Normans .
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2 Brut of Tywysogion , 1145 . 3 Published with a Latin translation in Arch . Camb . , 1866. " He built castles in various places , after the manner of the French , in order that he might better hold the country .
2 Brut of Tywysogion , 1145 . 3 Published with a Latin translation in Arch . Camb . , 1866. " He built castles in various places , after the manner of the French , in order that he might better hold the country .
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Life of Griffith ap Cynan ; Brut , 111 . 3 Arch . Camb . , iv . , series 296 and 911 . · The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle dates this expedition in 1114 , and says that Henry caused castles to be built in Wales . The Brut mentions the large ...
Life of Griffith ap Cynan ; Brut , 111 . 3 Arch . Camb . , iv . , series 296 and 911 . · The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle dates this expedition in 1114 , and says that Henry caused castles to be built in Wales . The Brut mentions the large ...
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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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