num_pages: 288
description: As Marc Morris shows, there is more to castles than drawbridges and battlements, portcullises and arrow-loops. Be it ever so grand or ever so humble, a castle is first and foremost a home. It may look tough and defensible on the outside, but on the inside, a castle is all about luxury and creature comforts. To understand castles—who built them, who lived in them, and why—is to understand the forces that shaped medieval Britain.
language: English
title: Castle: A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
titlecomplete: Castle: A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
genres: Historical, Art History, Reference, Medieval History, Nonfiction, Medieval, Architecture, History
ratings_count: 326
publisher: Pan Macmillan