English Coast Defences: From Roman Times to the Early Years of the Nineteenth CenturyClinch, George
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English Coast Defences: From Roman Times to the Early Years of the Nineteenth Century
Clinch, George
Great Britain -- Defenses
Walled Towns:
Berwick-upon-Tweed, 97-98.
Bristol, 152-153.
Canterbury, 119-122.
Carlisle, 154-156.
Colchester, 111-113.
Dover, 132.
Harwich, 111.
Hastings, 139-141.
Hull, 101-102.
Ipswich, 107-108.
King's Lynn, 102-103.
Lancaster, 153-154.
Portsmouth, 142-149.
Rochester, 117.
Rye, 138.
Sandwich, 122-127.
Southampton, 149-151.
Wareham, 151-152.
Winchester, 138.
Yarmouth (Great), 103-107.
Walmer Castle, 173.
Walmer, early defences of, 161.
Walton, 25.
Wareham Castle, etc., 78, 151-152.
Warkworth Castle, 100.
Welsh castles and walled towns, 153.
Weymouth, or Sandsfort Castle, 187.
White Bulwark, 161.
William, Duke of Normandy, 86.
Winchelsea, 138.
Wolstanbury Camp, Sussex, 5.
Wykeham, William of, 117.
Yarmouth (Great), 103-107.
Yarmouth (Great), boom at, 211.
Yarmouth (Great), chain at, 209.
Yarmouth (Little) Castle, 186-187.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] "Commentaries on the Gallic War"
[2] "Their way of fighting-with their chariots is this: first they
drive their chariots on all sides, and throw their darts, insomuch
that by the very terror of the horses, and noise of the wheels, they
often break the ranks of the enemy. When they have forced their way
into the midst of the cavalry, they quit their chariots and fight
on foot: meanwhile the drivers retire a little from the combat, and
place themselves in such a manner as to favour the retreat of their
countrymen, should they be overpowered by the enemy. Thus in action
they perform the part both of nimble horsemen and stable infantry; and
by continual exercise and use have arrived at that expertness, that in
the most steep and difficult places they can stop their horses upon
a full stretch, turn them which way they please, run along the pole,
rest on the harness, and throw themselves back into their chariots
with incredible dexterity." ("Comm. on the Gallic War," iv, xxix).
[3] See below, page 61.
[4] "Victoria History of Suffolk," i, 282.
[5] Archaeological Institute, Norwich volume, 1851, pp. 9-16.
[6] "Victoria History of Suffolk," i, 278.
[7] Proceedings, xvi, 422-429.
[8] Vol. xx, pp. 128-136.
[9] Now occupied by the Royal Military Canal constructed as part of
the defence against Napoleon's threatened invasion.
[10] Proceedings, xxi, 410.
[11] "Archaeologia," lvii, 335-352.
[12] "Notes on the Roman Coast Defences of Britain, especially in
Yorkshire" ("Journal of Roman Studies," ii, 201-214).
[13] "Memorials of Old Kent," p. 180.
[14] "Archaeological Journal," xlvii, 78-81.
[15] "Roman Ports," p. 51.
[16] "Northumberland County History," i, 22, etc.
[17] "Northumberland County History," ii, 196.
[18] Built in 1390.
[19] "Northumberland County History," viii, 150; "Archaeological
Journal," lxvii, 1-50.
[20] "The History and Antiquities of the Ancient Burgh of Great
Yarmouth," by Henry Swinden, 1772, pp. 82, etc.
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