Castle: A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain - Softcover

Morris, Marc

 
9780099558491: Castle: A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0099558491 ISBN 13: 9780099558491
Verlag: Windmill Books, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

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. At times this is an epic tale, driven by characters like William the Conqueror, King John and Edward I, full of sieges and conquest on an awesome scale. But it is also by turns an intimate story of less eminent individuals, whose adventures, struggles and ambitions were reflected in the fortified residences they constructed. Be it ever so grand or ever so humble, a castle was first and foremost a home.

To understand castles – who built them, who lived in them, and why – is to understand the forces that shaped medieval Britain.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr Marc Morris is a historian who specializes in the Middle Ages. He studied and taught at the universities of London and Oxford and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His other books include a bestselling history of the Norman Conquest and highly acclaimed biographies of King John and Edward I (A Great and Terrible King). He also presented the TV series Castle and wrote its accompanying book. He contributes regularly to other history programmes on radio and television and writes for numerous journals and magazines.

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Verlag
Windmill Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0099558491
ISBN 13 
9780099558491
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
304
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