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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... Edward and Ethelfleda . They were to be places where the whole countryside could take refuge during a Danish raid . The Chronicle tells us in 894 how Alfred divided his forces into three parts , the duty of one part being to defend the ...
... Edward and Ethelfleda . They were to be places where the whole countryside could take refuge during a Danish raid . The Chronicle tells us in 894 how Alfred divided his forces into three parts , the duty of one part being to defend the ...
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... Edward the Confessor , because he would not obey the king's order to punish the men of Dover for insulting Count Eustace of Boulogne , we do not hear that he retired to his castle , or that his sons fortified their castles against the ...
... Edward the Confessor , because he would not obey the king's order to punish the men of Dover for insulting Count Eustace of Boulogne , we do not hear that he retired to his castle , or that his sons fortified their castles against the ...
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... Edward the Confessor had already begun to build castles in England , we can imagine no reason why Godwin did not do the same , except that such a step was impossible to a man who desired popularity amongst his countrymen . The Welshmen ...
... Edward the Confessor had already begun to build castles in England , we can imagine no reason why Godwin did not do the same , except that such a step was impossible to a man who desired popularity amongst his countrymen . The Welshmen ...
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... Edward's nephew , was Earl of Hereford . We shall return to these castles later . Mr Freeman says : " In the eleventh century , the word castel was introduced into our language to mark something which was evidently quite distinct from ...
... Edward's nephew , was Earl of Hereford . We shall return to these castles later . Mr Freeman says : " In the eleventh century , the word castel was introduced into our language to mark something which was evidently quite distinct from ...
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... Edward's work when he says that at Buckingham Edward " fecit vallum ex utraque parte aquć " -where vallum is a translation of burh . The difference between a burh and a castle is very clearly expressed by the Chronicle in 1092 , when it ...
... Edward's work when he says that at Buckingham Edward " fecit vallum ex utraque parte aquć " -where vallum is a translation of burh . The difference between a burh and a castle is very clearly expressed by the Chronicle in 1092 , when it ...
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