Medieval Castles of England and Wales
$28.96
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2017
Summary
England’s Medieval Castles: A Journey Through Stone and Time
Designed to dominate the surrounding area, house powerful garrisons, offer sumptuous quarters for local nobility, and discourage and repel enemy attacks, castles dominated England and Wales for more than half a millennium. Though some were built before 1066, the Norman Conquest left a lasting legacy in the form of fortifications ranging from small earthworks now barely discernible, to mighty and dominating stone fortresses…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784422141 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784422142 |
| Series: | Shire Library |
| Author: | Bernard Lowry |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Shire Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2017 |
| Weight: | 207g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 150mm x 8mm |
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About The Author
Bernard Lowry
Bernard Lowry’s childhood visits to North Wales sparked an early fascination for fortifications, leading to later travels in search of the major fortifications of Britain and Europe. He is a founder-member of the Castles Study Group and ex-Honorary Secretary of the Fortress Study Group, for whom he has written many articles. He is also the author of several books on modern fortifications.
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