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Book Synopsis An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire ...: Northwest by : Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)
Download or read book An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire ...: Northwest written by Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England) and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Guide to the Medieval Castles of England by : Malcolm Hislop
Download or read book A Guide to the Medieval Castles of England written by Malcolm Hislop and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2024-03-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Anglo-Saxon Towers of Lordship by : Michael G. Shapland
Download or read book Anglo-Saxon Towers of Lordship written by Michael G. Shapland and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Landscapes of the Norman Conquest by : Trevor Rowley
Download or read book Landscapes of the Norman Conquest written by Trevor Rowley and published by Pen and Sword Archaeology. This book was released on 2022-11-04 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Houses of Hereford 1200-1700 by : Nigel Baker
Download or read book The Houses of Hereford 1200-1700 written by Nigel Baker and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cathedral city of Hereford is one of the best-kept historical secrets of the Welsh Marches. Although its Anglo-Saxon development is well known from a series of classic excavations in the 1960s and ’70s, what is less widely known is that the city boasts an astonishingly well-preserved medieval plan and contains some of the earliest houses still in everyday use anywhere in England. Three leading authorities on the buildings of the English Midlands have joined forces combining detailed archaeological surveys, primary historical research, and topographical analysis to examine 24 of the most important buildings, from the great hall of the Bishop’s Palace of c.1190, to the first surviving brick town-house of c.1690. Fully illustrated with photographs, historic maps, and explanatory diagrams, the case-studies include canonical and mercantile hall-houses of the Middle Ages, mansions, commercial premises, and simple suburban dwellings of the early modern period. Owners and builders are identified from documentary sources wherever possible, from the Bishop of Hereford and the medieval cathedral canons, through civic office-holding merchant dynasties, to minor tradesmen otherwise known only for their brushes with the law.
Download or read book Offa's Dyke written by Keith Ray and published by Windgather Press. This book was released on 2014-03-31 with total page 891 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Castles and Landscapes by : O. H. Creighton
Download or read book Castles and Landscapes written by O. H. Creighton and published by Equinox Publishing Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paperback edition of a book first published in hardback in 2002 is a fascinating and provocative study which looks at castles in a new light, using the theories and methods of landscape studies.
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Book Synopsis An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire: County of Radnor by : Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales
Download or read book An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire: County of Radnor written by Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire: III - County of Radnor by :
Download or read book An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire: III - County of Radnor written by and published by RCAHMW. This book was released on 1911 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire ... by : Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)
Download or read book An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire ... written by Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England) and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Significance of Doorway Positions in English Medieval Parochial Churches and Chapels by : Geoffrey Sedlezky
Download or read book The Significance of Doorway Positions in English Medieval Parochial Churches and Chapels written by Geoffrey Sedlezky and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2023-08-24 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyses the positions of external church doorways in England to investigate the significance that positioning had for the function and design of these buildings. The author proposes a link between the design and function of parochial churches and chapels with the number and attributes of their doorways.
Author :Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions in Wales and Monmouthshire Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :260 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (39 download)
Book Synopsis An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire ...: County of Radnor by : Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions in Wales and Monmouthshire
Download or read book An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire ...: County of Radnor written by Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions in Wales and Monmouthshire and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Whitaker's Cumulative Book List written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Catalogue by : Harvard University. Graduate School of Design. Library
Download or read book Catalogue written by Harvard University. Graduate School of Design. Library and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
