Castles / Rosie Serdiville & John Sadler.

In ancient and medieval times castles were the ultimate symbol of power, dominating their surroundings, and marking the landscape with their imposing size and impregnable designs. This concise history of medieval castles uses the example of individual castles, including Harbottle and Bodiam, to exp...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Casemate short history.
Main Authors: Serdiville, Rosie (Author)
Sadler, John, 1953- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Havertown, PA ; Oxford, UK : Casemate, 2018.
Series:Casemate short history.
Subjects:
Castles > History.
Fortification > History.
Architecture, Medieval.
Architecture, Modern.
Castles.
Fortification.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:160 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Variant Title:
Castles : fortresses of power [Cover title]
Format: Book
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Summary:
In ancient and medieval times castles were the ultimate symbol of power, dominating their surroundings, and marking the landscape with their imposing size and impregnable designs. This concise history of medieval castles uses the example of individual castles, including Harbottle and Bodiam, to explore how and why they were built and what life in a castle was really like.
Call Number:NA7710 .S47 2018
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliography (pages 155-157).
ISBN:1612006132
9781612006130