Castle - Couverture souple

Morris, Marc

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 033043246X ISBN 13 : 9780330432467

Editeur : Pan Books, 2004

Synopsis

Castle is an enlightening look at the origins, development and decline of castles in Britain. A real castle is a fortress and a stately home all rolled into one. This is part of what makes these extraordinary structures so fascinating – they are a product of two contradictory impulses – to be warlike and homely at the same time.

The castle occupies an easily definable place in British history – introduced to Britain as a result of the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was not until the middle of the seventeenth century, as a result of the English Civil War, that castles were destroyed and abandoned on a large scale and the story draws to a close.

Medieval historian and presenter Marc Morris focuses on a range of castles across England, Scotland and Wales, and explores their humble origins as timber buildings to the development of stone towers and keeps used in siege warfare. Among the castles featured are the tower of London, Dover, Rochester, Caerphilly, Caernarfon, Rhuddlan, Bodiam, Threave, Borthwick, Urquhart, Raglan and Pontefract. He also uncovers the lives of the inhabitants, examining the peculiarities of domestic life in a castle and the workings of an aristocratic household.

Castle brings back to life the kings and queens, damsels and knights, sieges and tournaments that were once a part of these magical buildings.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Marc Morris is a medieval historian and TV presenter, and is being groomed as a new leading light in the Channel 4 firmament.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pan Books
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 033043246X
• ISBN 13: 9780330432467
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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