The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... Saxon times . * It 1 Bede , H. E. , iii . , 16 . 2 See Bede , as above , and Symeon , ii . , 45 ( R.S. ) . 3 We infer this from the strong defences of what is now the middle ward . 4 The fact , however , that ... ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... Saxon times . * It 1 Bede , H. E. , iii . , 16 . 2 See Bede , as above , and Symeon , ii . , 45 ( R.S. ) . 3 We infer this from the strong defences of what is now the middle ward . 4 The fact , however , that ... ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
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... Saxon kingdom of Wessex was the germ of the British Empire . When Alfred came to the throne it had already absorbed the neighbouring kingdoms of Kent , Sussex ... Anglo - Saxon fortresses . Midlands and the North . It was given to Alfred.
... Saxon kingdom of Wessex was the germ of the British Empire . When Alfred came to the throne it had already absorbed the neighbouring kingdoms of Kent , Sussex ... Anglo - Saxon fortresses . Midlands and the North . It was given to Alfred.
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... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle we might be led to think that Alfred's son and daughter , Edward and Ethelfleda , were the chief builders of fortifications . But there is ample evidence that they only carried out a ... ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle we might be led to think that Alfred's son and daughter , Edward and Ethelfleda , were the chief builders of fortifications . But there is ample evidence that they only carried out a ... ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
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... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , 878 , 893 , 896. According to Henry of Huntingdon , the work on the Lea was the splitting of that river into two channels ; but I am informed that no trace of such a division remains . 2 Gesta Pontificum , 186 ...
... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle , 878 , 893 , 896. According to Henry of Huntingdon , the work on the Lea was the splitting of that river into two channels ; but I am informed that no trace of such a division remains . 2 Gesta Pontificum , 186 ...
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... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle uniformly calls burhs ? 1 See Appendix B. 2 A.-S. C. , 910 , 911 . THE WORD BURH OR BOROUGH 17 There is really not 16 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... Anglo - Saxon Chronicle uniformly calls burhs ? 1 See Appendix B. 2 A.-S. C. , 910 , 911 . THE WORD BURH OR BOROUGH 17 There is really not 16 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
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12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Annals appears Arch borough bretasche Brut building built Burghal Hidage burgus burh called camp Cardigan castelli castellum castrum certainly chapel charter Chester church Close Rolls Colchester Conquest Corfe Danes Danish defended ditch Domesday Book doubt Earl early Norman earthworks Edward Edward the Elder enclosed enclosure England English Ethelfleda evidence existence feet feudal Fitz fortifications Fulk Nerra Giraldus Gwynedd Henry II Henry II.'s hillock History houses III.'s reign Journ king land manor masonry mediæval 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 stands stockade stone castle stone keep town trace turris Wales wall ward Welsh William wooden castle word writer