historical review 87.2 (2008): 233-57. Academic Search Complete. Web. 20 Mar. 2015 The article accounts for destruction of the castles during Robert the Bruce's reign. The author used primarily information from biographies of Robert I. Cornell's research analyzes the Bruce's policy of slighting the castles. He answers a question on the reason why Bruce did not use castles, which he captured, for occupation. The article is useful source of information, as it determines the reasons why the castles
Research Question: To what extent was the acquisition of wealth the primary motivation for the Norse raiding of Western Europe and the British Isles beginning in 793CE and ending in 1066CE? Introduction: The Vikings are some of ancient Europe’s most well-known seaborne raiders. ‘The Viking Age,’ was the time characterised by heavy Norse raiding of Europe, specifically Western Mainland Europe and the British Isles. It began in 793CE with the Norse raid on the Monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria