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Anglo-Saxon towers of lordship and the origins of the castle in England

in The Archaeology of the 11th Century Continuities and Transformations
Michael G. Shapland

Important paper that challenges the idea castles forms, particularly great towers and gatehouses, came to England from France with the Norman invaders. Gives the evidence for Anglo-Saxon pre-Conquest lordship towers being a influence on later castles.
Paper within Dawn M Hadley, Christopher Dyer (eds), The Archaeology of the 11th Century Continuities and Transformations

Published by Routledge (2017; Oxford)
ISBN: 978-1138201156

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Last updated on Friday, March 10, 2017


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