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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... to a more advanced stage of develop- ment , when population had moved down into the lower and cultivatable lands , but still used their old forts in cases of emergency . where people were expected to live permanently and do their.
... to a more advanced stage of develop- ment , when population had moved down into the lower and cultivatable lands , but still used their old forts in cases of emergency . where people were expected to live permanently and do their.
Page 30
... land of 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 ...
... land of 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 ...
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... lands which the 2 1 These buildings formed part of a hunting lodge built in the reign of Edward III . , called The Chamber in the Forest . See Ormerod's Cheshire , ii . , 3. When visiting Eddisbury several years ago , the writer noticed ...
... lands which the 2 1 These buildings formed part of a hunting lodge built in the reign of Edward III . , called The Chamber in the Forest . See Ormerod's Cheshire , ii . , 3. When visiting Eddisbury several years ago , the writer noticed ...
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... land which lay between the great swamp and the dense forests which grew east of it.1 Here ran the ancient road called the Icknield way . On a peninsula which now runs out into the great fens of the Cam and the Ouse there is still a ...
... land which lay between the great swamp and the dense forests which grew east of it.1 Here ran the ancient road called the Icknield way . On a peninsula which now runs out into the great fens of the Cam and the Ouse there is still a ...
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... land between the Irwell and the Medlock . Large portions of the walls were still remaining in Stukeley's time , about 1700 , and some fragments have recently been unearthed by the Manchester Classical Association . It was one of the ...
... land between the Irwell and the Medlock . Large portions of the walls were still remaining in Stukeley's time , about 1700 , and some fragments have recently been unearthed by the Manchester Classical Association . It was one of the ...
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