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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Page 70
... century , the private castle is as much the leading feature of the drama as it is in the 11th or 12th centuries . Why , then , had the chroniclers no fresh word for a thing which was in its essential nature so novel ? The obvious and ...
... century , the private castle is as much the leading feature of the drama as it is in the 11th or 12th centuries . Why , then , had the chroniclers no fresh word for a thing which was in its essential nature so novel ? The obvious and ...
Page 72
... century . The first historical mention of a castle which is clearly of the motte - and - bailey kind is in the ... 12th century ; nor is the word dangio to be found in any writer earlier than Ordericus . But the thing certainly existed ...
... century . The first historical mention of a castle which is clearly of the motte - and - bailey kind is in the ... 12th century ; nor is the word dangio to be found in any writer earlier than Ordericus . But the thing certainly existed ...
Page 75
... 12th century , Fulk V. of Anjou burnt the whole fortress , except the house on the motte . " There was also a motte at Saumur ; and the plan of the castle of Chinon is not inconsistent with the existence of a former motte . " These ...
... 12th century , Fulk V. of Anjou burnt the whole fortress , except the house on the motte . " There was also a motte at Saumur ; and the plan of the castle of Chinon is not inconsistent with the existence of a former motte . " These ...
Page 78
... century , had something to do with the spread of these wooden castles , as it might have seemed scarcely worth while ... 12th centuries to see how all- prevalent this mode of fortification continued to be . The general adoption of the ...
... century , had something to do with the spread of these wooden castles , as it might have seemed scarcely worth while ... 12th centuries to see how all- prevalent this mode of fortification continued to be . The general adoption of the ...
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... century ; only great dukes and counts then thought of fortifying their manors ; those of the small nobility date at earliest from the end of the 12th century . 112 MOTTE - CASTLES 81 upon them , although General 80 CHAPTER VI ...
... century ; only great dukes and counts then thought of fortifying their manors ; those of the small nobility date at earliest from the end of the 12th century . 112 MOTTE - CASTLES 81 upon them , although General 80 CHAPTER VI ...
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch bank borough bretasche Brut building built Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp Cardigan castelli castellum castrum chapel charter Chester church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Earl early Norman earthen earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existed feet feudal Fitz fortifications Fulk Nerra Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s Henry III.'s reign History houses II.'s reign Journ king land manor masonry medieval mentioned moated Montgomerie mote motte and bailey motte-and-bailey motte-castle mound mural towers Norman castle Norwich Ordericus original Orpen outer Pipe Rolls private castle probably Quatford remains remarks Risen river Robert Rochester Roger Roman round ruins Saxon says Scotland shows side Stafford stockade stone castle stone keep town trace turris Wales wall ward Welsh William wooden castle word writer