Castle in England and Wales - An Interpretive History

Informationen zum Autor D.J. Cathcart King Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1988 The Castles in England and Wales is a comprehensive treatment of the archaeology of the castles in England and Wales. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Acknowledgements Preface 1. The Character of a Castle 2. Castle-Guard 3. Control Over Castles, at Home and Abroad 4. On the Development of Castles 5. The Origins of the Castle 6. The Primitive English Castle – Earthwork 7. The Primitive English Castle – Stone 8. The Influence of the Crusades 9. The Introduction of Scientific Fortifications 10. The Thirteenth and Early Fourteenth Centuries 11. The Castles of the Welsh 12. The Fourteenth Century 13. The Fifteenth Century, and Early Artillery Defences 14. Henry VIII and Coast Defence Appendix: A Note on Keeps Index

Product details

• Authors: D.J. Cathcart King
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367208158
• ISBN: 978-0-367-20815-8
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Medieval World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; England, Wales, European History, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, CE period up to c 1500, Medieval History, British & Irish history, History of Architecture, History and Archaeology, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Castles & fortifications, Architecture: castles and fortifications