The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, Volume 22A review of history, antiquities and topography in the county. |
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The Particularitees of Plaite 300 XIII . Letter regarding the Siege of York XIV . Yorkshire Peculiar Wills 415 XV . Extinct and Dormant Peerages of the Northern Counties of England 301 416 ILLUSTRATIONS . FIGURE OF ST .
The Particularitees of Plaite 300 XIII . Letter regarding the Siege of York XIV . Yorkshire Peculiar Wills 415 XV . Extinct and Dormant Peerages of the Northern Counties of England 301 416 ILLUSTRATIONS . FIGURE OF ST .
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The lay of Brunaburh says :There lay many a warrior By javelin strewed ; Northern man Over shield shot ; So the Scots eke Weary , were sad . West Saxons onward , Throughout the day , In bands , Pursued the footsteps Of the loathed ...
The lay of Brunaburh says :There lay many a warrior By javelin strewed ; Northern man Over shield shot ; So the Scots eke Weary , were sad . West Saxons onward , Throughout the day , In bands , Pursued the footsteps Of the loathed ...
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Even now , ruined as it is , when the trees are leafless and a prehensive view may be obtained , the long northern front is singularly imposing , and it requires but little imagination to realise how impressive in its gloomy grandeur ...
Even now , ruined as it is , when the trees are leafless and a prehensive view may be obtained , the long northern front is singularly imposing , and it requires but little imagination to realise how impressive in its gloomy grandeur ...
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About the same time he erected a large rectangular mural tower , approximating in shape to a rectangular keep , in the centre of the northern façade . In a later or more perfect example of the Enceintric castle , the latter tower would ...
About the same time he erected a large rectangular mural tower , approximating in shape to a rectangular keep , in the centre of the northern façade . In a later or more perfect example of the Enceintric castle , the latter tower would ...
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The southern and eastern façades were unapproachable , owing to the precipices guarding them ; the northern façade , where the slope was somewhat less steep , was thoroughly enfiladed by boldly projecting mural towers ; the western ...
The southern and eastern façades were unapproachable , owing to the precipices guarding them ; the northern façade , where the slope was somewhat less steep , was thoroughly enfiladed by boldly projecting mural towers ; the western ...
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Page 251 - and as the king went homewards, then the army of York overtook him ; the rear of the king's forces was at Chesterford, and there they made great slaughter. Then was the king so wrath that he would have marched his forces in again, and wholly destroyed the land.
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Page 251 - Wilferth built. And as the king went homewards, then the army of York overtook him : the rear of the king's forces was at Chesterford ; and there they made great slaughter. Then was the king so wroth that he would have marched his forces in again and wholly destroyed the land. When the North-humbrian witan understood that, then forsook they Hyryc, and made compensation for the deed with king Eadred.
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