Castles
Subtitle: their history and evolution in medieval Britain
By: Marc Morris
Edition: First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9781681773599
Subjects: Castles; Medieval Architecture; History
Description: Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris explores many of the country's most famous castles, as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Humble origins; title: Towers of stone; title: Building an empire; title: An Englishman's home; title: Safe as houses; title: The castle's last stand.