Shapland, Michael G.,

Anglo-Saxon towers of lordship / Michael G. Shapland. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - Medieval history and archaeology Oxford scholarship online . - Medieval history and archaeology. Oxford scholarship online. .

This edition previously issued in print: 2019.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is a detailed study of the towers constructed by lords at their residences across England during the late tenth and eleventh centuries. Although these towers contained chapels, their role in the exercise of secular power mean that that they provide a unique opportunity to study standing aristocratic architecture from before the Norman Conquest.

Specialized.

9780191846816 (ebook) : No price


Towers--History--England--To 1500.
Architecture, Anglo-Saxon--England.


Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.

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