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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... town . In the laws of Edgar's time not only the borough - moot and the borough - reeve are spoken of , but the burh - waru or burgesses . Burh is contrasted with wapentake as town with country.3 If we wish to multiply proofs that a burh ...
... town . In the laws of Edgar's time not only the borough - moot and the borough - reeve are spoken of , but the burh - waru or burgesses . Burh is contrasted with wapentake as town with country.3 If we wish to multiply proofs that a burh ...
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... town . " : In this sense no doubt we must interpret Asser's " castellum quod dicitur Werham . " Henry of Huntingdon probably meant a town when he says that Edward the Elder built at Hertford " castrum non immensum sed pulcherrimum ...
... town . " : In this sense no doubt we must interpret Asser's " castellum quod dicitur Werham . " Henry of Huntingdon probably meant a town when he says that Edward the Elder built at Hertford " castrum non immensum sed pulcherrimum ...
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... town , a place 1 See Skeat's Dictionary , " Timber . " 2 Excavation has recently shown that many of the great hill - forts were permanently inhabited , and it is now considered improbable that they were originally built as camps of ...
... town , a place 1 See Skeat's Dictionary , " Timber . " 2 Excavation has recently shown that many of the great hill - forts were permanently inhabited , and it is now considered improbable that they were originally built as camps of ...
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... town - wall can still be traced in parts , though it is rapidly disappearing . Dugdale says the town ditch was 45 feet broad . Tamworth was a borough at the time of Domesday . STAFFORD has a motte on which stood a Norman castle ; but ...
... town - wall can still be traced in parts , though it is rapidly disappearing . Dugdale says the town ditch was 45 feet broad . Tamworth was a borough at the time of Domesday . STAFFORD has a motte on which stood a Norman castle ; but ...
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... town or village has ever grown out of it . The burh stands at the top of a hill , commanding the junction of two great Roman roads , the Watling Street from Chester to Manchester , and the branch which it sends forth to Kinderton on the ...
... town or village has ever grown out of it . The burh stands at the top of a hill , commanding the junction of two great Roman roads , the Watling Street from Chester to Manchester , and the branch which it sends forth to Kinderton on the ...
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