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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... fact of considerable importance in itself ; and when we weigh it in con- nection with the expressions of dislike recorded above which become much more explicit and vehement after the Norman Conquest , we cannot but feel that Mr ...
... fact of considerable importance in itself ; and when we weigh it in con- nection with the expressions of dislike recorded above which become much more explicit and vehement after the Norman Conquest , we cannot but feel that Mr ...
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... fact until the present day . But the others , for some reason or other , did not take root . Professor Maitland remarked that many of the boroughs of Edward's day became rotten boroughs before they were ripe ; and it is a proof of the ...
... fact until the present day . But the others , for some reason or other , did not take root . Professor Maitland remarked that many of the boroughs of Edward's day became rotten boroughs before they were ripe ; and it is a proof of the ...
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... Angliæ obsedit , machinas quoque ibi construere et castellum firmare præcepit . " Florence , 1102 . 4 Florence in fact says urbem restauravit . EDDISBURY 35 borough ; some parts of the medieval walls 34 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... Angliæ obsedit , machinas quoque ibi construere et castellum firmare præcepit . " Florence , 1102 . 4 Florence in fact says urbem restauravit . EDDISBURY 35 borough ; some parts of the medieval walls 34 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
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... fact ; for in Domesday it is stated that Chircheberie was held by Geoffrey de Wirche , and that the monks of St Nicholas [ at Angers ] had two carucates in the manor . In the charter in which Geoffrey de Wirche makes this gift ...
... fact ; for in Domesday it is stated that Chircheberie was held by Geoffrey de Wirche , and that the monks of St Nicholas [ at Angers ] had two carucates in the manor . In the charter in which Geoffrey de Wirche makes this gift ...
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... fact that it had a mint in the days of Hardicanute shows that it maintained its borough rights for more than a hundred years . The name Chipping Hill points to a market within the borough . BUCKINGHAM is another case where a burh was ...
... fact that it had a mint in the days of Hardicanute shows that it maintained its borough rights for more than a hundred years . The name Chipping Hill points to a market within the borough . BUCKINGHAM is another case where a burh was ...
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