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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... appears after the establishment of the feudal system . The favourable reception given by archæologists to the paper read before the Scottish Society led the writer to follow up this interesting subject , and to make a closer study of ...
... appears after the establishment of the feudal system . The favourable reception given by archæologists to the paper read before the Scottish Society led the writer to follow up this interesting subject , and to make a closer study of ...
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... appears to us too vague . As the word motte is French in origin , it appropriately describes a thing which was very un - English when first introduced here . * At York , a prehistoric crouching skeleton was found by Messrs Benson and ...
... appears to us too vague . As the word motte is French in origin , it appropriately describes a thing which was very un - English when first introduced here . * At York , a prehistoric crouching skeleton was found by Messrs Benson and ...
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... appears to us to be very conclusive . But before we deal with it , we will try to find out what sort of fortifications the Anglo - Saxons actually did construct . The first fortification which we read of in the Anglo- Saxon Chronicle is ...
... appears to us to be very conclusive . But before we deal with it , we will try to find out what sort of fortifications the Anglo - Saxons actually did construct . The first fortification which we read of in the Anglo- Saxon Chronicle is ...
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... appears to have been a sort of under- king of that province . On the death of Ethelred in 912,5 Edward took possession of London and Oxford and " of all the lands which owed obedience thereto " - in other words , of that small portion ...
... appears to have been a sort of under- king of that province . On the death of Ethelred in 912,5 Edward took possession of London and Oxford and " of all the lands which owed obedience thereto " - in other words , of that small portion ...
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... appears to be preserved in a few passages in the Anglo - Saxon laws . Thus Edmund speaks of mine burh as an asylum , the violation of which brings its special punishment ; and Ethelred II . ordains that every compurgation shall take ...
... appears to be preserved in a few passages in the Anglo - Saxon laws . Thus Edmund speaks of mine burh as an asylum , the violation of which brings its special punishment ; and Ethelred II . ordains that every compurgation shall take ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch Bamborough Bishop borough Brut building Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp castelli castellum castrum chapel charter church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Dover Earl of Chester early Norman earthen bank earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existence Feet feudal fortifications Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s Henry III.'s reign Hereford History houses Journ king land manor masonry mediæval mentioned moated Montgomery motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural tower Norman castle Normandy Norwich Nottingham Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford quod rampart remains remarks risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman walls round Saxon says shows side Stafford stands stockade stone castle stone keep Survey town trace turris Wales ward Welsh William wooden castle Worcester word writer York