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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... archæological societies through many previous years , during which Mr Clark's reputation as an archæologist appears to have been made . THE PRIVATE CASTLE UNKNOWN 21 she and her husband built 20 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
... archæological societies through many previous years , during which Mr Clark's reputation as an archæologist appears to have been made . THE PRIVATE CASTLE UNKNOWN 21 she and her husband built 20 ANGLO - SAXON FORTIFICATIONS.
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... appears to us to be entitled to much more weight than has hitherto been given to it . Some writers seem to think that the private castle was a modest little thing which was content to blush unseen . This is wholly to mistake the ...
... appears to us to be entitled to much more weight than has hitherto been given to it . Some writers seem to think that the private castle was a modest little thing which was content to blush unseen . This is wholly to mistake the ...
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... appears for the first time in the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle . This is a fact of considerable importance in itself ; and when we weigh it in con- nection with the expressions of dislike recorded above which become much more explicit and ...
... appears for the first time in the Anglo - Saxon Chronicle . This is a fact of considerable importance in itself ; and when we weigh it in con- nection with the expressions of dislike recorded above which become much more explicit and ...
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... appears occasionally in Anglo - Saxon charters , but when it is used it clearly means a town . Thus Egbert of Kent says in 765 : " Trado terram intra castelli monia supranominati , id est Hrofescestri , unum viculum cum duobus jugeribus ...
... appears occasionally in Anglo - Saxon charters , but when it is used it clearly means a town . Thus Egbert of Kent says in 765 : " Trado terram intra castelli monia supranominati , id est Hrofescestri , unum viculum cum duobus jugeribus ...
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... appears to have been a small 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 ...
... appears to have been a small 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 ...
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