Medieval castles of England and Wales

Medieval castles of England and Wales

Bernard Lowry

Book - 2017

Designed to dominate the surrounding area, to house powerful garrisons, offer sumptuous quarters for local nobility and to discourage and repel enemy attacks, castles dominated England and Wales for more than half a millennium. Though some were built before 1066, the Norman Conquest left a lasting legacy in the form of fortifications ranging from small earthworks now barely discernible, to mighty and dominating stone fortresses. This book examines why castles were so essential to medieval warfare, their importance in domestic politics, and the day-to-day lives of those who lived and worked within them.

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Subjects
Castles > England > History > To 1500.
Castles > Wales > History > To 1500.
Architecture, Medieval > England.
Architecture, Medieval > Wales.
Published
Oxford : Bloomsbury Shire 2017.
Language
English
Main Author
Bernard Lowry (author)
Physical Description
79 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781784422141
  • Castles of Conquest
  • Castles of Settlement
  • Castle Development
  • Castles of Conflict
  • Building a Castle
  • Life in a Castle
  • Later Years and Decline
  • Further Reading
  • Places to Visit
  • Glossary
  • Index

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