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OverviewElla Sophia Armitage (1841-1931) was one of the first five students of Newnham College, Cambridge, and was involved with women's education throughout her life. This illustrated 1912 work, arising from her abiding interest in medieval history and archaeology, discusses the fortifications of the Anglo-Saxons and Danes before describing Norman castles in Normandy and the earliest of their deliberately dominant buildings in England. The motte castles of Wales, Scotland and Ireland are also reviewed. Armitage argues that the earthworks which are often the only survivals of motte-and-bailey castles had been relatively neglected in the nineteenth century, and attributes a renewal of interest in them to the surveying work of Pitt-Rivers. She identifies a total of 84 eleventh-century Norman castles in England, giving their architectural type, acreage and present condition. As a detailed survey of visible remains, this book is still an important reference source for the Norman settlement in Britain. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ella Sophia ArmitagePublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781108082877ISBN 10: 1108082874 Pages: 516 Publication Date: 31 August 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Introductory; 2. Anglo-Saxon fortifications; 3. Anglo-Saxon fortifications (cont.); 4. Danish fortifications; 5. The origin of private castles; 6. Distribution and characteristics of motte-castles; 7. The castles of the Normans in England; 8. Motte-castles in north Wales; 9. Motte-castles in south Wales; 10. Motte-castles in Scotland; 11. Motte-castles in Ireland; 12. Stone castles of the Norman period; Appendices; Schedule of English castles from the eleventh century; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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