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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... conquest by William Rufus , " He repaired the borough ( burh ) and ordered the castle to be built . " 1 Codex Diplomaticus , i . , 138 . 3 Stevenson's edition of Asser , 331 . 1 Asser , c . xlix . 2 History of Rochester , 1772 , p . 21 ...
... conquest by William Rufus , " He repaired the borough ( burh ) and ordered the castle to be built . " 1 Codex Diplomaticus , i . , 138 . 3 Stevenson's edition of Asser , 331 . 1 Asser , c . xlix . 2 History of Rochester , 1772 , p . 21 ...
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... Conquest foundation , stood outside its bounds , and we should certainly have expected to find it within . As the Norman earls of Chester established a ferry at Runcorn in the 12th century , and as a castle at Runcorn is spoken of in a ...
... Conquest foundation , stood outside its bounds , and we should certainly have expected to find it within . As the Norman earls of Chester established a ferry at Runcorn in the 12th century , and as a castle at Runcorn is spoken of in a ...
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... Conquest ; all facts which render the existence of a Norman castle extremely likely . But there can be no question as to the nature of Edward's work at Towcester , as the Chronicle tells us expressly that " he wrought the burgh at ...
... Conquest ; all facts which render the existence of a Norman castle extremely likely . But there can be no question as to the nature of Edward's work at Towcester , as the Chronicle tells us expressly that " he wrought the burgh at ...
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... conquests from the Danish settlers , could have suddenly trans- ported his forces into one of the remotest corners of Wales , would have been a feat worthy of the coming days of air - ships . William of Worcester has preserved a ...
... conquests from the Danish settlers , could have suddenly trans- ported his forces into one of the remotest corners of Wales , would have been a feat worthy of the coming days of air - ships . William of Worcester has preserved a ...
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... , 1 Medieval Military Architecture , i . , 18. See Mr Round's remarks on Mr Clark's vagueness in his " Castles of the Conquest , " Archæologia , 1902 . NOTTINGHAM , ROCHESTER , MILTON 49 a work , or 48 CHAPTER IV DANISH FORTIFICATIONS.
... , 1 Medieval Military Architecture , i . , 18. See Mr Round's remarks on Mr Clark's vagueness in his " Castles of the Conquest , " Archæologia , 1902 . NOTTINGHAM , ROCHESTER , MILTON 49 a work , or 48 CHAPTER IV DANISH FORTIFICATIONS.
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