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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... mentioned in the table , because it stands a mile and a half from the town on the southern side of the river Sowe , while we are expressly told by Florence that Ethelfleda's borough was on the northern side , as the town is now ...
... mentioned in the table , because it stands a mile and a half from the town on the southern side of the river Sowe , while we are expressly told by Florence that Ethelfleda's borough was on the northern side , as the town is now ...
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... at present known , Witham is the only instance we have of an Anglo - Saxon earthwork which 1 Medieval Military Architecture , ii . , 120 . 2 Essex Naturalist , January 1887 . has a double enclosure.1 Witham is not mentioned as a.
... at present known , Witham is the only instance we have of an Anglo - Saxon earthwork which 1 Medieval Military Architecture , ii . , 120 . 2 Essex Naturalist , January 1887 . has a double enclosure.1 Witham is not mentioned as a.
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Ella S. Armitage. has a double enclosure.1 Witham is not mentioned as a borough in Domesday Book , but the fact that it had a mint in the days of Hardicanute shows that it maintained its borough rights for more than a hundred years . The ...
Ella S. Armitage. has a double enclosure.1 Witham is not mentioned as a borough in Domesday Book , but the fact that it had a mint in the days of Hardicanute shows that it maintained its borough rights for more than a hundred years . The ...
Page 43
... mentioned in the Abingdon MS . of the Chronicle , but the year 921 is the date given for its building . This date should probably be transposed to 918 , the year in which , according to Florence , Edward subjugated East Anglia . It is ...
... mentioned in the Abingdon MS . of the Chronicle , but the year 921 is the date given for its building . This date should probably be transposed to 918 , the year in which , according to Florence , Edward subjugated East Anglia . It is ...
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... mentioned in Domesday as the sixth ward of the borough . The line of the earthworks can still be traced in parts ... mention of a fortress in connection with Nottingham seems to suggest that it owed its origin to the Danes . In 868 the ...
... mentioned in Domesday as the sixth ward of the borough . The line of the earthworks can still be traced in parts ... mention of a fortress in connection with Nottingham seems to suggest that it owed its origin to the Danes . In 868 the ...
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