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 24
... building of castles to have been one of the main signs and causes of the general disorder of the days of William's minority , and he seems to speak of the practice as something new . " N. C. , ii . , 606. It is surprising that after so ...
... building of castles to have been one of the main signs and causes of the general disorder of the days of William's minority , and he seems to speak of the practice as something new . " N. C. , ii . , 606. It is surprising that after so ...
Page 30
... building up the prosperity of the stricken land of England . By studding the great highways of England with fortified towns , Alfred and his children were not only saving the kernel of the British Empire , they were laying the sure ...
... building up the prosperity of the stricken land of England . By studding the great highways of England with fortified towns , Alfred and his children were not only saving the kernel of the British Empire , they were laying the sure ...
Page 31
... building of the burh at Worcester . ' There appears to have been a small Roman settlement at Worcester , but there is no evidence that it was a fortified place . This case lends some support to the conjecture of Dr Christison , that the ...
... building of the burh at Worcester . ' There appears to have been a small Roman settlement at Worcester , but there is no evidence that it was a fortified place . This case lends some support to the conjecture of Dr Christison , that the ...
Page 36
... buildings , ' and strengthened on the N.E. by a slight ditch some 7 to 10 feet below the crest ; the rock on the inner side of this ditch has been cut back to a nearly vertical face , while on the outer bank are the footings of a ...
... buildings , ' and strengthened on the N.E. by a slight ditch some 7 to 10 feet below the crest ; the rock on the inner side of this ditch has been cut back to a nearly vertical face , while on the outer bank are the footings of a ...
Page 40
... build- ing the burh . Medieval numbers must never be taken as precise ; but the disproportion between four weeks and eight days , the space often given for the building of an early Norman castle , corresponds very well to the difference ...
... build- ing the burh . Medieval numbers must never be taken as precise ; but the disproportion between four weeks and eight days , the space often given for the building of an early Norman castle , corresponds very well to the difference ...
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