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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8 Strange to say , this is the only record which we have of any fortress - building by the invading Saxons . Until we come to the time of Alfred , there is hardly an allusion to any fortification in use in Saxon times .
8 Strange to say , this is the only record which we have of any fortress - building by the invading Saxons . Until we come to the time of Alfred , there is hardly an allusion to any fortification in use in Saxon times .
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The wisdom , energy , and steadfastness of King Alfred and his children and grandchildren were amongst the most important of the many factors which have helped to build up the great empire of Britain . We are concerned here with only ...
The wisdom , energy , and steadfastness of King Alfred and his children and grandchildren were amongst the most important of the many factors which have helped to build up the great empire of Britain . We are concerned here with only ...
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... well provided with defensive places , and that when he and his sister signalised their conquests in the Midlands by building strongholds at every fresh step of their advance , they were only carrying out the policy of their father .
... well provided with defensive places , and that when he and his sister signalised their conquests in the Midlands by building strongholds at every fresh step of their advance , they were only carrying out the policy of their father .
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It did not occur to them that they were doing a great wrong to the memory of the children of Alfred in supposing them capable of building these little earthen and timber castles for their personal defence and that of their nobles ...
It did not occur to them that they were doing a great wrong to the memory of the children of Alfred in supposing them capable of building these little earthen and timber castles for their personal defence and that of their nobles ...
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And as the Norman favourites of Edward the Confessor had already begun to build castles in England , we can ... of this castle - building ; and one of the conditions which Godwin , when posing as popular champion , wished to exact from ...
And as the Norman favourites of Edward the Confessor had already begun to build castles in England , we can ... of this castle - building ; and one of the conditions which Godwin , when posing as popular champion , wished to exact from ...
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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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