In this challenging new book Charles Coulson overturns many of the traditional assumptions about the nature and purpose of castle-building in the middle ages. Going back to the original sources, he proposes a new and more subtle understanding of the function and symbolism of castles as well as vivid insights into the lives of the people who inhabited them.
In this challenging new book Charles Coulson overturns many of the traditional assumptions about the nature and purpose of castle-building in the midd...
