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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... acres , in the midst of which stands the courthouse of the manor of Bromborough . But this manor was given by the Earl of Chester to the monks of St 1 The tower called Cæsar's Tower is really a mural tower of the 13th century . E. W. ...
... acres , in the midst of which stands the courthouse of the manor of Bromborough . But this manor was given by the Earl of Chester to the monks of St 1 The tower called Cæsar's Tower is really a mural tower of the 13th century . E. W. ...
Page 38
... acres at the outside ; and it is unlikely that it represented Ethelfleda's borough , as the church , which was of pre - Conquest foundation , stood outside its bounds , and we should certainly have expected to find it within . As the ...
... acres at the outside ; and it is unlikely that it represented Ethelfleda's borough , as the church , which was of pre - Conquest foundation , stood outside its bounds , and we should certainly have expected to find it within . As the ...
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... acres , an enclosure much too large for a castle ; the area of the inner enclosure was 9acres . As far as is at present known , Witham is the only instance we have of an Anglo - Saxon earthwork which 1 Medieval Military Architecture ...
... acres , an enclosure much too large for a castle ; the area of the inner enclosure was 9acres . As far as is at present known , Witham is the only instance we have of an Anglo - Saxon earthwork which 1 Medieval Military Architecture ...
Page 41
... acres.1 It had rounded corners and a very wide ditch , with a bank on both scarp and counterscarp . Maldon was a borough at Domesday ; the king had a hall there , but there was never any castle , nor is there any trace of a motte . " 8 ...
... acres.1 It had rounded corners and a very wide ditch , with a bank on both scarp and counterscarp . Maldon was a borough at Domesday ; the king had a hall there , but there was never any castle , nor is there any trace of a motte . " 8 ...
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... acres . This borough was captured by Edward the Elder in 919 , when after the death of his sister Ethelfleda he advanced into Danish Mercia , taking up the work which she had left unfinished . The Chronicle tells us that he repaired the ...
... acres . This borough was captured by Edward the Elder in 919 , when after the death of his sister Ethelfleda he advanced into Danish Mercia , taking up the work which she had left unfinished . The Chronicle tells us that he repaired the ...
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