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 35
... Domesday Book . ' EDDISBURY , in Cheshire ( Fig . 4 ) , is the only case in which the work of Ethelfleda is preserved in a practically unaltered form , as no town or village has ever grown out of it . The burh stands at the top of a ...
... Domesday Book . ' EDDISBURY , in Cheshire ( Fig . 4 ) , is the only case in which the work of Ethelfleda is preserved in a practically unaltered form , as no town or village has ever grown out of it . The burh stands at the top of a ...
Page 36
... Domesday states that only four houses were destroyed when the castle was built . The borough was doubtless erected to protect the Roman road from Bath to Lincoln , the Foss Way , which passes near it . Domesday Book , after mentioning ...
... Domesday states that only four houses were destroyed when the castle was built . The borough was doubtless erected to protect the Roman road from Bath to Lincoln , the Foss Way , which passes near it . Domesday Book , after mentioning ...
Page 37
... Domesday Book and Beyond , p . 189. See Appendix D. 3 Dugdale's Warwickshire , 1st edition , pp . 50 and 75. The derivation of Kirby from Cyricbyrig is not according to etymological rules , but there can be no doubt about it as a fact ...
... Domesday Book and Beyond , p . 189. See Appendix D. 3 Dugdale's Warwickshire , 1st edition , pp . 50 and 75. The derivation of Kirby from Cyricbyrig is not according to etymological rules , but there can be no doubt about it as a fact ...
Page 40
... Domesday Book , but the fact that it had a mint in the days of Hardicanute shows that it maintained its borough rights for more than a hundred years . The name Chipping Hill points to a market within the borough . BUCKINGHAM is another ...
... Domesday Book , but the fact that it had a mint in the days of Hardicanute shows that it maintained its borough rights for more than a hundred years . The name Chipping Hill points to a market within the borough . BUCKINGHAM is another ...
Page 63
... Domesday Book and Beyond , p . 157 ; Round's Feudal England , p . 261 ; Vinogradoff's English Society in the 11th Century , p . 41 . later writers named . ' The institutions of the Anglo- 63 CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES ·
... Domesday Book and Beyond , p . 157 ; Round's Feudal England , p . 261 ; Vinogradoff's English Society in the 11th Century , p . 41 . later writers named . ' The institutions of the Anglo- 63 CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES ·
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