The art of buildingcastles was not a Norman invention, but the Normans became masters in the use of the simple yet enormously effectivemotte-and-bailey castle—a mound (motte) topped by a timber palisade and tower, surrounded by a ditched and palisaded enclosure (bailey). These little fortifi...
The present thesis explores the evolution of the Anglo-Norman castles in North-eastern Ireland in the areas dominated by the de Lacy and de Courcy families, examining their combined function as a power tool and power symbol. It focuses on two key and archaeologically well-explored castles: ...
Study of Richard’s Castle near Ludlow reveals that Fitz Scrob built a simple motte and bailey fortification as early as 1050 making it one of the first castles in the country. Ultimately a settlement grew around the castle even though the local population were initially recorded as being very...
Although the Normans are the bad guys inIn the Shadows of Castlesit was good to seeWilliam de Warenne, one of the subjects of my own research, given a prominent role amongWilliam the Conqueror‘s retinue. Indeed, G.K. Holloway has ensured that he used historical personages wherever possible...
The period saw many churches and castles built, the latter chiefly on the south and east coasts and on the Welsh and Scottish borders (see Norman architecture). Norman French became the language of the court and upper classes, and of literature, and had great effect on the development of ...
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The Normans established many schools, monasteries, cathedrals and churches in both Italy and England and after conquering England built many castles to defend their new land. Good sources for history of the Normans include the buildings, many of which survive to today, writings of the men of the...
Aruthlesswarrior who burned and pillaged the monasteries in his path, Fulk nevertheless felt the need for penance, making three pilgrimages to the Holy Land and founding or restoring several abbeys, including those in or near Angers,Loches, and Saumur. He also built strongly fortified castles of...
This case is easier than pi. The 49th parallel can be located to the decimal. It is precise as logic. It is as pointed as the needle on a compass. If that term is ambiguous, the language of law is no more than sand shaped into castles at the arbitrary whim of he (or she) who...
3.William’sRule（1066-1087）England’sfeudalismundertheruleofWilliamtheConqueror1)UnderWilliam,thefeudalsysteminEnglandwascompletelyestablished.2)Accordingtothissystem,theKingownedallthelandpersonally.3)WilliamgavehisbaronslargeestatesinEnglandinreturnforapromiseofmilitaryserviceandaproportionoftheland’sproduce.4)...