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 114
... Chester . Caerleon appears to have been seized by the Welsh very soon after the death of William I. 2 Itin . Camb . , p . 55 . 3 Loftus Brock , in Journ . Brit . Arch . Ass . , xlix . J. E. Lee , in Arch . Camb . , iv . , 73 . O 100 200 ...
... Chester . Caerleon appears to have been seized by the Welsh very soon after the death of William I. 2 Itin . Camb . , p . 55 . 3 Loftus Brock , in Journ . Brit . Arch . Ass . , xlix . J. E. Lee , in Arch . Camb . , iv . , 73 . O 100 200 ...
Page 126
... CHESTER . The statement of Ordericus , that William I. founded this castle on his return from his third visit to York , is sufficiently clear . The very valuable paper of Mr E. W. Cox on Chester Castle * 1 I must confess that in spite ...
... CHESTER . The statement of Ordericus , that William I. founded this castle on his return from his third visit to York , is sufficiently clear . The very valuable paper of Mr E. W. Cox on Chester Castle * 1 I must confess that in spite ...
Page 127
Ella S. Armitage. CHESTER 127 answers most of the questions which pertain to our present inquiry . The original castle of Chester con- sisted of the motte , which still remains , though much built over , and the small ward on the edge of ...
Ella S. Armitage. CHESTER 127 answers most of the questions which pertain to our present inquiry . The original castle of Chester con- sisted of the motte , which still remains , though much built over , and the small ward on the edge of ...
Page 128
... Chester , as we have seen , was originally a royal castle . And though it was naturally committed to the keeping of the Norman earls of Chester , and under weak kings may have been regarded by the earls as their own property , no such ...
... Chester , as we have seen , was originally a royal castle . And though it was naturally committed to the keeping of the Norman earls of Chester , and under weak kings may have been regarded by the earls as their own property , no such ...
Page 131
... Chester which is described by Ordericus . It seems more likely that even if the outer wall or shell were the work of Roger , he had only wooden buildings inside its circuit . Dugdale attributes the building of the keep to the second ...
... Chester which is described by Ordericus . It seems more likely that even if the outer wall or shell were the work of Roger , he had only wooden buildings inside its circuit . Dugdale attributes the building of the keep to the second ...
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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