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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... existed from time immemorial . The writer contends that it only appears after the establishment of the feudal system . the paper The favourable reception given by archæologists to read before the Scottish Society led the writer to ...
... existed from time immemorial . The writer contends that it only appears after the establishment of the feudal system . the paper The favourable reception given by archæologists to read before the Scottish Society led the writer to ...
Page 14
... existed before ! Of the royal halls and chambers , wonderfully built of stone and wood by his command ! " The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle notices the restoration of London ( 886 ) , 2 about which two extant charters are more precise . It ...
... existed before ! Of the royal halls and chambers , wonderfully built of stone and wood by his command ! " The Anglo - Saxon Chronicle notices the restoration of London ( 886 ) , 2 about which two extant charters are more precise . It ...
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... existed in Mercia in the 10th century is called in contemporary records fif burga , the five boroughs.2 Burh is a noun derived from the word beorgan , to protect . Undoubtedly its primitive meaning was that of a protective enclosure ...
... existed in Mercia in the 10th century is called in contemporary records fif burga , the five boroughs.2 Burh is a noun derived from the word beorgan , to protect . Undoubtedly its primitive meaning was that of a protective enclosure ...
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... existed . Unfortunately we are unable to learn that there are any such works , except at one place , Bensington in Oxfordshire , where about a hundred years ago " a bank and trench , which seem to have been of a square form , " were to ...
... existed . Unfortunately we are unable to learn that there are any such works , except at one place , Bensington in Oxfordshire , where about a hundred years ago " a bank and trench , which seem to have been of a square form , " were to ...
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... existed at the point where the London and North - Western Railway bridge enters the river . A rocky headland formerly projected here into the Mersey , narrowing its course to 400 yards at high water ; a ditch with a circular curve cut ...
... existed at the point where the London and North - Western Railway bridge enters the river . A rocky headland formerly projected here into the Mersey , narrowing its course to 400 yards at high water ; a ditch with a circular curve cut ...
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