The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJ. Murray, 1912 - 408 pages |
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... Edward the Confessor , because he would not obey the king's order to punish the men of Dover for insulting Count Eustace of Boulogne , we do not hear that he retired to his castle , or that his sons fortified their castles against the ...
... Edward the Confessor , because he would not obey the king's order to punish the men of Dover for insulting Count Eustace of Boulogne , we do not hear that he retired to his castle , or that his sons fortified their castles against the ...
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... Edward the Confessor had already begun to build castles in England , we can imagine no reason why Godwin did not do the same , except that such a step was impossible to a man who desired popularity amongst his countrymen . The Welshmen ...
... Edward the Confessor had already begun to build castles in England , we can imagine no reason why Godwin did not do the same , except that such a step was impossible to a man who desired popularity amongst his countrymen . The Welshmen ...
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... Edward's nephew , was Earl of Hereford . We shall return to these castles later . ... ' Mr Freeman says : " In the eleventh century , the word castel was introduced into our language to mark something which was evidently quite distinct ...
... Edward's nephew , was Earl of Hereford . We shall return to these castles later . ... ' Mr Freeman says : " In the eleventh century , the word castel was introduced into our language to mark something which was evidently quite distinct ...
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... Edward's work when he says that at Buckingham Edward " fecit vallum ex utraque parte aquæ " -where vallum is a translation of burh . The difference between a burh and a castle is very clearly expressed by the Chronicle in 1092 , when it ...
... Edward's work when he says that at Buckingham Edward " fecit vallum ex utraque parte aquæ " -where vallum is a translation of burh . The difference between a burh and a castle is very clearly expressed by the Chronicle in 1092 , when it ...
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... Edward , arranged chronologically , which will show that we never find a motte , that is a moated mound , on the site of one of these boroughs unless a Norman castle - builder has been at work there subsequently . The weak point in Mr ...
... Edward , arranged chronologically , which will show that we never find a motte , that is a moated mound , on the site of one of these boroughs unless a Norman castle - builder has been at work there subsequently . The weak point in Mr ...
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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