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 64
... feudal institutions till after the Norman Conquest . We should naturally expect , then , that the fortifica- tions erected by the Anglo - Saxons would be those adapted to their originally tribal state , that is , in the words which we ...
... feudal institutions till after the Norman Conquest . We should naturally expect , then , that the fortifica- tions erected by the Anglo - Saxons would be those adapted to their originally tribal state , that is , in the words which we ...
Page 66
... feudal system arose to take its place . By the end of the 10th century the victory of feudalism was complete ; and ... feudal society ; we see it rising before us . It was feudalism that built these castles which once covered our soil ...
... feudal system arose to take its place . By the end of the 10th century the victory of feudalism was complete ; and ... feudal society ; we see it rising before us . It was feudalism that built these castles which once covered our soil ...
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... feudal or private castle . " We 1 Guizot , Histoire de la Civilisation en France , iii . , 311 . 2 Enlart , Manuel d'Archæologie Française , ii . , 494 . 3 See Dr Haverfield's articles in the Victoria County Histories , passim . The ...
... feudal or private castle . " We 1 Guizot , Histoire de la Civilisation en France , iii . , 311 . 2 Enlart , Manuel d'Archæologie Française , ii . , 494 . 3 See Dr Haverfield's articles in the Victoria County Histories , passim . The ...
Page 72
... feudal keep was to have communication with the open country . The keep of Laon was certainly on the line of the walls , as Bishop Ascelin escaped from it down a rope in 989 , and got away on a horse which was waiting for him . Palgrave ...
... feudal keep was to have communication with the open country . The keep of Laon was certainly on the line of the walls , as Bishop Ascelin escaped from it down a rope in 989 , and got away on a horse which was waiting for him . Palgrave ...
Page 76
... feudal tenure , " and exacted from his baronage the same feudal submission which he himself had rendered to Hugh Capet . * It is quite in accordance with this that in the narrative of Dudo , who is our only authority for the history of ...
... feudal tenure , " and exacted from his baronage the same feudal submission which he himself had rendered to Hugh Capet . * It is quite in accordance with this that in the narrative of Dudo , who is our only authority for the history of ...
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