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 52
... land us at Amwell , near Ware . Brayley's Hertfordshire it is stated that at Amwell , " on the hill above the church are traces of a very extensive fortification , the rampart of which is very distinguishable on the side overlooking the ...
... land us at Amwell , near Ware . Brayley's Hertfordshire it is stated that at Amwell , " on the hill above the church are traces of a very extensive fortification , the rampart of which is very distinguishable on the side overlooking the ...
Page 52
... land us at Amwell , near Ware . In Brayley's Hertfordshire it is stated that at Amwell , “ on the hill above the church are traces of a very extensive fortification , the rampart of which is very distinguishable on the side overlooking ...
... land us at Amwell , near Ware . In Brayley's Hertfordshire it is stated that at Amwell , “ on the hill above the church are traces of a very extensive fortification , the rampart of which is very distinguishable on the side overlooking ...
Page 64
... land did not exist [ before the Norman Conquest ] , though a state of things had been evolved which for many practical purposes was indistinguishable from the system of knight's fees . " Domesday Book and Beyond , p . 157. Dr Round ...
... land did not exist [ before the Norman Conquest ] , though a state of things had been evolved which for many practical purposes was indistinguishable from the system of knight's fees . " Domesday Book and Beyond , p . 157. Dr Round ...
Page 68
... lands and sheets of water ! ( Cited from Gregory of Tours , Hist . Francorum , liii . , 13. ) De Caumont himself says : " Les grandes exploitations rurales que possédaient les rois de France et les principaux du royaume du Vième au ...
... lands and sheets of water ! ( Cited from Gregory of Tours , Hist . Francorum , liii . , 13. ) De Caumont himself says : " Les grandes exploitations rurales que possédaient les rois de France et les principaux du royaume du Vième au ...
Page 69
... lands of the son of Odo ( ibid . , p . 1286 ) ; 879 , Louis the Germanic besieges some men of Hugh , son of Lothaire , in quodam castello juxta Viridunum : he takes and destroys the castellum ( Annals of Fulda , Pertz , i . , 393 ) ...
... lands of the son of Odo ( ibid . , p . 1286 ) ; 879 , Louis the Germanic besieges some men of Hugh , son of Lothaire , in quodam castello juxta Viridunum : he takes and destroys the castellum ( Annals of Fulda , Pertz , i . , 393 ) ...
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