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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... England that Alfred and his descendants saved England from the Danes . 2 Thus far we have seen that all the fortifications which we know to have been built by the Anglo - Saxons were the fortifications of society and not of the ...
... England that Alfred and his descendants saved England from the Danes . 2 Thus far we have seen that all the fortifications which we know to have been built by the Anglo - Saxons were the fortifications of society and not of the ...
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... England in 1052 we do not hear of any castles being restored to him . Now let us contrast this piece of English ... England from Richard II . to Henry VIII . , part ii . , 256 . 2 A.-S. C. , 1048 . 3 William of Jumièges , vii - xvii ...
... England in 1052 we do not hear of any castles being restored to him . Now let us contrast this piece of English ... England from Richard II . to Henry VIII . , part ii . , 256 . 2 A.-S. C. , 1048 . 3 William of Jumièges , vii - xvii ...
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... 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 , we are told ( that is the foreigners , the Normans ) ...
... 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 , we are told ( that is the foreigners , the Normans ) ...
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... England belonging to the Norman favourites . It is in connection with these Norman favourites that the word castel appears for the first time in the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle . This is a fact of considerable importance in itself ; and ...
... England belonging to the Norman favourites . It is in connection with these Norman favourites that the word castel appears for the first time in the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle . This is a fact of considerable importance in itself ; and ...
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... England . By studding the great highways of England with fortified towns , Alfred and his children were not only saving the kernel of the British Empire , they were laying the sure foundations of its future progress in the arts and ...
... England . By studding the great highways of England with fortified towns , Alfred and his children were not only saving the kernel of the British Empire , they were laying the sure foundations of its future progress in the arts and ...
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