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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... ii . , 3. When visiting Eddisbury several years ago , the writer noticed several Perpendicular buttresses in these ruins . 2 D. B. , i . , 238a , 1 . 100 200 300 Feet . Site of Ditch CHEAT 1 36 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... ii . , 3. When visiting Eddisbury several years ago , the writer noticed several Perpendicular buttresses in these ruins . 2 D. B. , i . , 238a , 1 . 100 200 300 Feet . Site of Ditch CHEAT 1 36 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
Page 55
... . , vol . xi . 3 Blomefield's Norfolk , ii . , pp . 7 , 8 , 27 . His description is very confused . 4 See Erlingssen's Ruins of the Saga Time , Viking Club , P. 337- 1 Richerii , Historiarum Libri Quatuor , edition Guadet ,
... . , vol . xi . 3 Blomefield's Norfolk , ii . , pp . 7 , 8 , 27 . His description is very confused . 4 See Erlingssen's Ruins of the Saga Time , Viking Club , P. 337- 1 Richerii , Historiarum Libri Quatuor , edition Guadet ,
Page 66
... ruins . In 877 , the year of his death , Charles the Bald signed a decree making the counts of the provinces , who until then had been imperial officers , hereditary . He thus , as Sismondi says , annihilated the remains of royal ...
... ruins . In 877 , the year of his death , Charles the Bald signed a decree making the counts of the provinces , who until then had been imperial officers , hereditary . He thus , as Sismondi says , annihilated the remains of royal ...
Page 72
... ruins still exist . 3 But we are concerned more particularly here with the origin of the motte - and - bailey castle . The exact place or time of its first appearance is still a matter of conjecture . Certainly there is not a word in ...
... ruins still exist . 3 But we are concerned more particularly here with the origin of the motte - and - bailey castle . The exact place or time of its first appearance is still a matter of conjecture . Certainly there is not a word in ...
Page 84
... ruins at the east end of the castle of Pontefract concealed a second motte , but wishes now to recant this opinion . Eng . Hist . Review , xix . , 419 . 1 Thus Henry I. erected a siege castle to watch 84 MOTTE - CASTLES.
... ruins at the east end of the castle of Pontefract concealed a second motte , but wishes now to recant this opinion . Eng . Hist . Review , xix . , 419 . 1 Thus Henry I. erected a siege castle to watch 84 MOTTE - CASTLES.
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