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 80
... probably more prevalent in France and the British Isles than any- where else . We say probably , because there are as yet no statistics prepared on which to base a comparison.1 How recent the inquiry into this subject is may be learned ...
... probably more prevalent in France and the British Isles than any- where else . We say probably , because there are as yet no statistics prepared on which to base a comparison.1 How recent the inquiry into this subject is may be learned ...
Page 84
... probably was to defend some ford , or to exact tolls from passengers . Thus the Ferry Hill ( corrupted into Fairy Hill ) at Whitwood stands at the spot where the direct road from Pontefract to Leeds would cross the Calder . It was probably ...
... probably was to defend some ford , or to exact tolls from passengers . Thus the Ferry Hill ( corrupted into Fairy Hill ) at Whitwood stands at the spot where the direct road from Pontefract to Leeds would cross the Calder . It was probably ...
Page 85
... ( probably Pampudding Hill ) , and then went off to besiege another castle . Mr Orpen kindly informs me that the camp from which Philip Augustus besieged Château Gaillard contains a motte . Outside Pickering , Corfe , and Exeter there are ...
... ( probably Pampudding Hill ) , and then went off to besiege another castle . Mr Orpen kindly informs me that the camp from which Philip Augustus besieged Château Gaillard contains a motte . Outside Pickering , Corfe , and Exeter there are ...
Page 89
... probably outposts dependent on some more im- portant castle . " " Lambert of Ardres , the panegyrist of the counts of Guisnes , writing about 1194 , gives us a minute and most interesting description of the wooden castle of Ardres ...
... probably outposts dependent on some more im- portant castle . " " Lambert of Ardres , the panegyrist of the counts of Guisnes , writing about 1194 , gives us a minute and most interesting description of the wooden castle of Ardres ...
Page 95
... probably two others ( Hereford and Ewias ) existed before the Conquest ; they were the work of those Norman friends of Edward the Confessor whom he endowed with lands in England . Out of this list of eighty - four castles we shall find ...
... probably two others ( Hereford and Ewias ) existed before the Conquest ; they were the work of those Norman friends of Edward the Confessor whom he endowed with lands in England . Out of this list of eighty - four castles we shall find ...
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