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 106
... belonged to the original plan , as it most probably did , it confirms a remark which we have made elsewhere as to the early use of wooden mural towers . Works in masonry were added to the motte and the bailey banks in the 12th , 13th ...
... belonged to the original plan , as it most probably did , it confirms a remark which we have made elsewhere as to the early use of wooden mural towers . Works in masonry were added to the motte and the bailey banks in the 12th , 13th ...
Page 109
... belonged to Gurth , the brother of Harold , before the Conquest , but it is clear that Bramber was not the caput of the manor in Saxon times ; nor was Washington the centre of a large soke . Bramber Castle was constructed to defend the ...
... belonged to Gurth , the brother of Harold , before the Conquest , but it is clear that Bramber was not the caput of the manor in Saxon times ; nor was Washington the centre of a large soke . Bramber Castle was constructed to defend the ...
Page 113
... belonged to the king . That it was a motte - and - bailey castle is indicated by Speed's map of Buckingham in 1611 ; he speaks of the " high hill , ” though he only indicates it slightly in his plan , with a shield - shaped bailey ...
... belonged to the king . That it was a motte - and - bailey castle is indicated by Speed's map of Buckingham in 1611 ; he speaks of the " high hill , ” though he only indicates it slightly in his plan , with a shield - shaped bailey ...
Page 114
... belonged to the castle . It certainly did not , for Giraldus is clearly speaking of a Roman tower , and the motte of the Norman castle not only has no signs of masonry , but has been thrown up over the ruins of a Roman villa which had ...
... belonged to the castle . It certainly did not , for Giraldus is clearly speaking of a Roman tower , and the motte of the Norman castle not only has no signs of masonry , but has been thrown up over the ruins of a Roman villa which had ...
Page 125
... belonged to the earliest 1 D. B. , ii . , 160b . 2 " Castellum de Estrighoiel fecit Willelmus comes , et ejus tempore reddebat 40 solidos , tantum de navibus in silvam euntibus . " D. B. , i . , 162 . Tanner has shown that while ...
... belonged to the earliest 1 D. B. , ii . , 160b . 2 " Castellum de Estrighoiel fecit Willelmus comes , et ejus tempore reddebat 40 solidos , tantum de navibus in silvam euntibus . " D. B. , i . , 162 . Tanner has shown that while ...
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