The National Trust Book of British Castles

Paul Johnson

ISBN 10: 0586051252 / ISBN 13: 9780586051252

Published by Granada, London England, 1985

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PaperbacJ. Beginning with the great Iron Age hill forts, the author traces each stage of the development of Britain's rich and varied collection of castles: how advances in the techniques of warfare were reflected in increasingly sophisticated methods of defence; the vital part played by the castle in social life - both as an expression of the political and economic conditions of the time or simply as a rather uncomfortable place in which to live; the gradual decay of the castle after its crucial role in the medieval and early modern peior; and ending with a chapter on the restoration of several important castles in the nineteenth century, as well as the building of some extraordinary mock ones. Illustrated. 237 pp. toning to endpapers (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). Seller Inventory # 097444

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Title: The National Trust Book of British Castles

Publisher: Granada, London England

Publication Date: 1985

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: Reprint

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Book by Paul Johnson