Castles of Britain and Ireland by Plantagenet Somerset Fry
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Castles of Britain and Ireland
Castles of Britain and Ireland
Summary
This text aims to bring to life every aspect of castles and castle life: why and how they were built; the weapons that were used; their social life in ordinary and extraordinary times; their provisioning; their maintenance; and their changing role in a continually evolving political climate.
Castles of Britain and Ireland Summary
Table of Contents
What is a castle?; timber and earth castles in Britain and Ireland; stone castles in Britain and Ireland; building castles; attack and defence; gunpowder and firearms; castles in Wales; castles in Scotland; border castles; castles in Ireland; life in a medieval castle; later castles; the end of the castle; introduction to the gazetteer; gazetteer - England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales.
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GOR011543799
9780715312551
0715312553
Castles of Britain and Ireland by Plantagenet Somerset Fry
Used - Like New
Paperback
David & Charles
20010831
312
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