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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... century . We may there- fore be quite certain that it was here Ethelfleda planted her borough , and not ( as Mr Eyton unfortunately conjectured ) on the mound outside the city , in the parish of Oldbury . This mound was far more prob ...
... century . We may there- fore be quite certain that it was here Ethelfleda planted her borough , and not ( as Mr Eyton unfortunately conjectured ) on the mound outside the city , in the parish of Oldbury . This mound was far more prob ...
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... century , that she was its builder . The borough which Ethelfleda fortified prob- ably occupied a smaller area than the medieval walls built in Edward I.'s reign ; and it is probable that it did not include the site of the castle , as ...
... century , that she was its builder . The borough which Ethelfleda fortified prob- ably occupied a smaller area than the medieval walls built in Edward I.'s reign ; and it is probable that it did not include the site of the castle , as ...
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... century . Eighteen feet of the headland were cut off when the Duke of Bridgewater made his canal in 1773 , and the ditch was obliterated when the railway bridge was built . From the measurements which have been preserved , the area of ...
... century . Eighteen feet of the headland were cut off when the Duke of Bridgewater made his canal in 1773 , and the ditch was obliterated when the railway bridge was built . From the measurements which have been preserved , the area of ...
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... century . Normannerne , i . , 305 , 310. It is not till the 11th century that feudal castles become general in Normandy . The Danes in Normandy soon made Rouen a great centre of trade . Normannerne , i . , 190 . Cunningham's Growth of ...
... century . Normannerne , i . , 305 , 310. It is not till the 11th century that feudal castles become general in Normandy . The Danes in Normandy soon made Rouen a great centre of trade . Normannerne , i . , 190 . Cunningham's Growth of ...
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... century . 1 See Vinogradoff , English Society in the 11th Century , pp . 5 , 11 , 478 . CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES We have now 62 DANISH FORTIFICATIONS.
... century . 1 See Vinogradoff , English Society in the 11th Century , pp . 5 , 11 , 478 . CHAPTER V THE ORIGIN OF PRIVATE CASTLES We have now 62 DANISH FORTIFICATIONS.
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