Exploring Castles

ISBN-13: 9780367195564 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 190 str.

W. Douglas Simpson

Opis

Originally published in 1957, Exploring Castles examines the 'classic' castle story. The book traces the origins of castles across England and Scotland, from the early Norman Castles, to Edwardian all the way up to the ‘modern’ castles.

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Acknowledgements

1. What Castles Were, and how they Came into Britain

2. Castles of Earthwork and Wood

3. Great Stone Towers and Shell-Keepers

4. How Castles were Attacked and Defended

5. Exploring a Norman Castle

6. Courtyard Castles and Fortified Manor-Houses

7. The Edwardian Castles

8. More About Edwardian Castles

9. More About Edwardian Castles

10. The Tower of London: And Windsor Castle

11. Northern Tower-Houses

12. ‘Bastard Feudalism’ and a New Kind of Castle

13. The Twilight of Castles in England

14. ‘Gothick’ and Modern Castles

Index

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W. Douglas Simpson