Warwick castle and its earls : from Saxon times to the present day . WITH TWO PHOTOGRAVURE PLATESAND 172 ILLUSTRATIONS VOL. I. New York E. P. DUTTON ^ CO. London HUTCHINSON &? Contents of Vol. I BOOK I THE SAXON AND NORMAN EARLSCHAPTER I PAGE Early History of Warwick—Britons and Romans—John Rons, theAntiquary—Early Legends recorded in his Roll—The Truththat underlies them ... . I CHAPTER H Ethelfleda, Daughter of Alfred the Great—Her Life and Work—HerCastle at Warwick—Architectural Details—The Saxon Earls ofRous—Were they really Earls, or were they Shire-reeves ? lo CHAPTER HI Earl Roh
Warwick castle and its earls : from Saxon times to the present day . WITH TWO PHOTOGRAVURE PLATESAND 172 ILLUSTRATIONS VOL. I. New York E. P. DUTTON ^ CO. London HUTCHINSON &? Contents of Vol. I BOOK I THE SAXON AND NORMAN EARLSCHAPTER I PAGE Early History of Warwick—Britons and Romans—John Rons, theAntiquary—Early Legends recorded in his Roll—The Truththat underlies them ... . I CHAPTER H Ethelfleda, Daughter of Alfred the Great—Her Life and Work—HerCastle at Warwick—Architectural Details—The Saxon Earls ofRous—Were they really Earls, or were they Shire-reeves ? lo CHAPTER HI Earl Rohand—His Daughter Phyllis—Her Love for Guy—The Legend ofGuys Adventures and of his Retirement to the Hermitage at GuysCliff—The Relics at Warwick Castle—Mr. Bloxams DamagingCriticisms . . ... 17 CHAPTER IV Other Saxon Earls — Reynbron — Wegeatus — Ufa — Wolgeatus—Wygotus^—The Legend of Lady Godiva in Prose and Verse—Somevery Good Reasons for not believing a Word of it . 38 V Contents of Vol. I ?< CHAPTER V Th
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