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Author : Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Herefordshire (England)
ISBN : UOM:39015051428921
Author : Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Historic buildings
ISBN : OCLC:504425714
Author : Malcolm Hislop
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781399001137
Spread across the medieval kingdom of England in a network of often formidable strongholds, castles, like cathedrals, are defining landmarks of their age, dominating their settings, in many cases even to this day. By representing an essential aspect of our history and heritage, the interpretation of which is constantly being revised, they demonstrate the value of Malcolm Hislop’s compact, authoritative and well illustrated new guide to English castles. The gazetteer includes an astonishing variety of types, sizes and designs. Individual entries bring out the salient points of interest including historical context, building history and architectural character. The defensive and domestic purposes of these remarkable buildings are explained, as is the way in which their layout and role developed over the course of hundreds of years, from the predominantly earth and timber fortresses of the Normans to the complex stone castles of the later Middle Ages, many of which can be visited today. Hislop’s experience as an archaeologist specializing in medieval buildings, castles in particular, as well as his eye for structural detail, ensure that his guide is a necessary handbook for readers who are keen on medieval history and warfare, and for visitors who are looking for an accessible introduction to these monumental relics of England’s military past.
Author : Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1931
Category : Architecture
ISBN : OCLC:1017345826
Author : Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Architecture
ISBN : WISC:89098670086
Author : Trevor Rowley
Publisher : Pen and Sword Archaeology
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526724298
For a long time, the Norman Conquest has been viewed as a turning point in English history; an event which transformed English identity, sovereignty, kingship, and culture. The years between 1066 and 1086 saw the largest transfer of property ever seen in English History, comparable in scale, if not greater, than the revolutions in France in 1789 and Russia in 1917. This transfer and the means to achieve it had a profound effect upon the English and Welsh landscape, an impact that is clearly visible almost 1,000 years afterwards. Although there have been numerous books examining different aspects of the British landscape, this is the first to look specifically at the way in which the Normans shaped our towns and countryside. The castles, abbeys, churches and cathedrals built in the new Norman Romanesque style after 1066 represent the most obvious legacy of what was effectively a colonial take-over of England. Such phenomena furnished a broader landscape that was fashioned to intimidate and demonstrate the Norman dominance of towns and villages. The devastation that followed the Conquest, characterised by the ‘Harrying of the North’, had a long-term impact in the form of new planned settlements and agriculture. The imposition of Forest Laws, restricting hunting to the Norman king and the establishment of a military landscape in areas such as the Welsh Marches, had a similar impact on the countryside.
Author : Michael G. Shapland
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192537225
It has long been assumed that England lay outside the Western European tradition of castle-building until after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is now becoming apparent that Anglo-Saxon lords had been constructing free-standing towers at their residences all across England over the course of the tenth and eleventh centuries. Initially these towers were exclusively of timber, and quite modest in their scale, although only a handful are known from archaeological excavation. There followed the so-called 'tower-nave' churches, towers with only a tiny chapel located inside, which appear to have had a dual function as buildings of elite worship and symbols of secular power and authority. For the first time, this book gathers together the evidence for these remarkable buildings, many of which still stand incorporated into the fabric of Norman and later parish churches and castles. It traces their origin in monasteries, where kings and bishops drew upon Continental European practice to construct centrally-planned, tower-like chapels for private worship and burial, and to mark gates and important entrances, particularly within the context of the tenth-century Monastic Reform. Adopted by the secular aristocracy to adorn their own manorial sites, it argues that many of the known examples would have provided strategic advantage as watchtowers over roads, rivers and beacon-systems, and have acted as focal points for the mustering of troops. The tower-nave form persisted into early Norman England, where it may have influenced a variety of high-status building types, such as episcopal chapels and monastic belltowers, and even the keeps and gatehouses of the earliest stone castles. The aim of this book is to finally establish the tower-nave as an important Anglo-Saxon building type, and to explore the social, architectural, and landscape contexts in which they operated.
Author : Anthony Ernest Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Aerial photography in archaeology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033217345
Author : Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Wales
Publisher : RCAHMW
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales has a leading national role in developing and promoting understanding of the archaeological, built and maritime heritage of Wales, as the originator, curator and supplier of authoritative information for individual, corporate and governmental decision makers, researchers, and the general public.
Author : Ian Mortimer
Publisher : Random House
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781407066394
The first biography of the rebel baron who deposed and murdered Edward II. One night in August 1323 a captive rebel baron, Sir Roger Mortimer, drugged his guards and escaped from the Tower of London. With the king's men-at-arms in pursuit he fled to the south coast, and sailed to France. There he was joined by Isabella, the Queen of England, who threw herself into his arms. A year later, as lovers, they returned with an invading army: King Edward II's forces crumbled before them, and Mortimer took power. He removed Edward II in the first deposition of a monarch in British history. Then the ex-king was apparently murdered, some said with a red-hot poker, in Berkeley Castle. Brutal, intelligent, passionate, profligate, imaginative and violent: Sir Roger Mortimer was an extraordinary character. It is not surprising that the queen lost her heart to him. Nor is it surprising that his contemporaries were terrified of him. But until now no one has appreciated the full evil genius of the man. This first biography reveals not only the man's career as a feudal lord, a governor of Ireland, a rebel leader and a dictator of England but also the truth of what happened that night in Berkeley Castle. ‘Mortimer's book roars, races and sings... with a sense of passion and drama and an unrelenting pace’ Daily Telegraph
Author : Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015051428913
Author : Anonim
Publisher : RCAHMW
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales has a leading national role in developing and promoting understanding of the archaeological, built and maritime heritage of Wales, as the originator, curator and supplier of authoritative information for individual, corporate and governmental decision makers, researchers, and the general public.
Author : John R. Kenyon,Richard Avent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015024781216
This volume presents a collection of essays providing a picture of the current knowledge of castles in Wales and the Marches. The essays have been brought together to honour a leading scholar in the field of castle studies. The collection is set out in chronological order starting with early earthwork castles and extending through to the 17th-century Civil War. The majority of the papers look at an architectural, archaelogical or histroical aspect of a particular castle. There are in addition three synoptic papers. The interest of the volume goes beyond the medieval period, and six of the essays have particular relevance for post-medievalists.
Author : Keith Ray,Ian Bapty
Publisher : Windgather Press
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781909686199
The massive ancient earthwork that provides the sole commemoration of an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon king and that gives its name to one of our most popular contemporary national walking trails remains an enigma. Despite over a century of study, we still do not fully understand how or why Britain's largest linear monument was built, and in recent years, the views of those who have studied the Dyke have diverged even as to such basic questions as its physical extent and date of construction. This book provides a fresh perspective on the creation of Offa's Dyke arising from over a decade of study and of conservation practice by its two authors. It also provides a new appreciation of the specifically Mercian and English political context of its construction. The authors first summarise what is known about the Dyke from archaeology and history and review the debates surrounding its form and purpose. They then set out a systematic approach to understanding the design and construction of the massive linear bank and ditch that has come to stand proxy for the Anglo-Welsh border. What can currently be deduced about the build qualities of the Dyke are then summarised from the authors' recent (and newly intricate) study of details of its localised form and construction and its landscape setting. The authors meanwhile also explain Offa's Dyke as an instrument of late 8th-century Mercian statecraft and the imperial ambitions of Offa himself.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : UVA:X002700878