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 31
... Roman settlement at Worcester , but there is no evidence that it was a fortified place . This case lends some support to the conjecture of Dr Christison , that the Saxons gave the name of chester to towns which they had themselves ...
... Roman settlement at Worcester , but there is no evidence that it was a fortified place . This case lends some support to the conjecture of Dr Christison , that the Saxons gave the name of chester to towns which they had themselves ...
Page 32
... Roman ; 1 and this statement , being repeated by Leland , has acquired con- siderable vogue . It is very unlikely that It is very unlikely that any extension of the walls was made by the Mercian pair , seeing that the city was deserted ...
... Roman ; 1 and this statement , being repeated by Leland , has acquired con- siderable vogue . It is very unlikely that It is very unlikely that any extension of the walls was made by the Mercian pair , seeing that the city was deserted ...
Page 33
... Roman road or navigable river . SCERGEAT has not yet been identified . Mr Kerslake argued with some probability that Shrewsbury is the place ; but the etymological considerations are adverse , and it is more likely that such an ...
... Roman road or navigable river . SCERGEAT has not yet been identified . Mr Kerslake argued with some probability that Shrewsbury is the place ; but the etymological considerations are adverse , and it is more likely that such an ...
Page 35
... Roman roads , the Watling Street from Chester to Manchester , and the branch which it sends forth to Kinderton on the east . As a very misleading plan of this work has been published in the Journal of the British Archæological ...
... Roman roads , the Watling Street from Chester to Manchester , and the branch which it sends forth to Kinderton on the east . As a very misleading plan of this work has been published in the Journal of the British Archæological ...
Page 36
... Roman road from Bath to Lincoln , the Foss Way , which passes near it . Domesday Book , after mentioning that the king's barons have 112 houses in the borough , and the abbot of Coventry 36 , goes on to say that these houses belong to ...
... Roman road from Bath to Lincoln , the Foss Way , which passes near it . Domesday Book , after mentioning that the king's barons have 112 houses in the borough , and the abbot of Coventry 36 , goes on to say that these houses belong to ...
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