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Book Synopsis Castles of Britain and Ireland by : Plantagenet Somerset Fry
Download or read book Castles of Britain and Ireland written by Plantagenet Somerset Fry and published by . This book was released on 2001-08-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles by : Ella S. Armitage
Download or read book The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles written by Ella S. Armitage and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Castles of the British Isles by : Somerset
Download or read book Castles of the British Isles written by Somerset and published by Dorset Press. This book was released on 1990-06-01 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles by : Ella S. Armitage
Download or read book The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles written by Ella S. Armitage and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis British Castles by : Charles Henry Ashdown
Download or read book British Castles written by Charles Henry Ashdown and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Castles of Britain and Ireland by : RODN CASTLEDEN
Download or read book The Castles of Britain and Ireland written by RODN CASTLEDEN and published by Quercus Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To many, medieval castles are the essence of Britain and Ireland's fascinating past. Immersed in history and centuries old, each one tells a story of Kings, Queens and feuding lords; war and bloody conflict; treason, revenge and murder. In Castles of Britain and Ireland, Rodney Castleden weaves a fascinating and detailed narrative of 115 of the grandest and most historically significant castles in the British Isles, including Balmoral in Scotland, Bunratty in Ireland, Caernarfon in Wales and St Michael's Mount in England. As well as the details of the construction, function, and often the destruction of these magnificent buildings, each chapter also tells the human stories behind these ancient walls, with fascinating details of everyday life within.
Book Synopsis British Castles by : Charles Henry Ashdown
Download or read book British Castles written by Charles Henry Ashdown and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering the richness and variety of both technical and popular literature upon Castles generally, it may appear superfluous to send forth another book upon the same subject, and, if investigation had been at a standstill or barren in results during the past decade, criticism would be justified. But much has come to light upon this interesting subject which undoubtedly revolutionizes pre-existing ideas, both as to primitive forms of castellations and of those in historic periods. The allocation of the former to approximately definite epochs, and also of two great and important phases of the latter to well-defined periods, are the salient features of late investigations. Unfortunately the ordinary reader is debarred from becoming intimate with these changes of thought, inasmuch as newly acquired discoveries are generally to be found only in the transactions of learned Societies or in disconnected brochures not readily available. To bring these ideas to a focus and present them in such a form that the Man in the Street—undoubtedly a member of the preponderating majority—may readily comprehend them is one of the aims of the writer, while another is to suggest to the ordinary observer that the earthworks in our islands entitle primitive man to be considered with much more respect and consideration than has hitherto been afforded him.
Book Synopsis The Castles of Britain and Ireland by : Rodney Castleden
Download or read book The Castles of Britain and Ireland written by Rodney Castleden and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To many, medieval castles are the essence of Britain and Ireland's fascinating past. Immersed in history and centuries old, each one tells a story of Kings, Queens and feuding lords; war and bloody conflict; treason, revenge and murder. In Castles of Britain and Ireland, Rodney Castleden weaves a fascinating and detailed narrative of 115 of the grandest and most historically significant castles in the British Isles, including Balmoral in Scotland, Bunratty in Ireland, Caernarfon in Wales and St Michael's Mount in England. As well as the details of the construction, function, and often the destruction of these magnificent buildings, each chapter also tells the human stories behind these ancient walls, with fascinating details of everyday life within.
Book Synopsis The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (Classic Reprint) by : Ella S. Armitage
Download or read book The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (Classic Reprint) written by Ella S. Armitage and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles Some portions of this book have already appeared in print Of these, the most important is the catalogue raisonne of early Norman castles in England which will be found in Chapter VII., and which was originally published in the English Historical Review (vol. xix., 1904). It has, however, been enlarged by the inclusion of five fresh castles, and by notes upon thirty-four others, of which the article in the Review gave only the names; the historical notes in that essay being confined to the castles mentioned in Domesday Book. The chapter on Irish mottes appeared in the Antiquary (vol. xlii., 1906), but it has been revised, corrected, and added to. Portions of a still earlier paper, read before the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in March 1900, are incorporated in various parts of the book, but these have been recast in the fuller treatment of the subject which is aimed at here. The rest of the work is entirely new. No serious attempt had been made to ascertain the exact nature of Saxon and Danish fortifications by a comparison of the existing remains with the historical records which have come down to us, until the publication of Mr Allcroft's valuable book on Earthwork of England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Book Synopsis The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles by : Ella S Armitage
Download or read book The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles written by Ella S Armitage and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...and this has been interpreted to mean that Alan originally built his castle at Gilling, and afterwards removed it to Richmond; but the original words have no such meaning.2 Richmond Castle differs from most of the castles mentioned in Domesday in that it has no motte. The ground plan indeed was very like that of a motte-andbailey castle, in that old maps show a small roundish enclosure at the apex of the large triangular bailey.8 But a recent examination of the keep by Messrs Hope and Brakespear has confirmed the theory first enunciated by Mr Loftus Brock,4 that the keep is built over the original gateway of the castle, and that the lower stage of its front wall is the ancient wall of the castle. The small ward indicated in the old maps is therefore most likely a barbican, of later date than the 12th century keep, which is probably rightly attributed by the Genealogia cited above to Earl Conan, who reigned from 1148-1171.8 Some entries in the Pipe Rolls make it almost certain that it was finished by Henry II., 1 "Hie Alanus primo incepit facere castrum et munitionem juxta manerium suum capitale de Gilling, pro tuitione suorum contra infestationes Anglorum tunc ubique exhaeredatorum, similiter et Danorum, et nominavit dictum castrum Richmond suo ydiomate Gallico, quod sonat Latine divitem montem, in edition et fortiori loco sui territorii situatum." Mon. Ang., v., 574 2 There are no remains of fortification at Gilling, but about a mile and a half away there used to be an oval earthwork, now levelled, called Castle Hill, of which a plan is given in M'Laughlan's paper, Arch. Journ., vol. vi. It had no motte. Mr Clark says, "The mound at Gilling has not long been levelled." M. M. A., i., 23. It probably never existed...
Book Synopsis Small Castles in the British Isles by : T. E. McNeill
Download or read book Small Castles in the British Isles written by T. E. McNeill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The late medieval period is recognised as crucial in the development of the British Isles. During this period European society as a whole survived an assault of serious dimensions, in which dramatic changes (population collapse and economic upheaval) struck at the basis of the power of the lords who had dominated for centuries, often to the benefit of lesser lords. It was a period when, in Scotland and Ireland in particular, the power of the Kings was severely eroded. Tower houses were typically the buildings of lesser lords and gentry of Scotland, of northern England and Ireland. In these areas they are very common, with thousands surviving, and by their ubiquity, tower houses thus have a great deal to tell us about the period, in particular, about the fortunes and the patterns of life of the minor aristocracy who seem to have prospered more than the holders of great estates and the divergence of experiences in the British Isles. Small Castles in the British Islesprovides, for the first time, a cohesive account of the small castles of Britain in the 14thto 16thcenturies and shows how these castles relate to and add to an account of this important period.
Book Synopsis The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles by : Ella S Armitage
Download or read book The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles written by Ella S Armitage and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-10 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Norman Stone Castles (1) by : Christopher Gravett
Download or read book Norman Stone Castles (1) written by Christopher Gravett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descended from the Viking raiders who settled in Northern France under the leadership of Rollo in around 911, the Normans were amongst the most feared warriors of their time. Their territorial ambitions culminated in Duke William 1's conquest of England in 1066, but although victory at Hastings left the English crown in William's hands, Norman sovereignty remained far from established on the island. In order to consolidate his position, the new king built a series of fortifications across the country this book covers all these developments from the early days of William I through to the fortifications of Henry II, Richard I and John.
Book Synopsis The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles by : Armitage Ella S
Download or read book The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles written by Armitage Ella S and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis EARLY NORMAN CASTLES OF THE BR by : Ella Sophia 1841-1931 Armitage
Download or read book EARLY NORMAN CASTLES OF THE BR written by Ella Sophia 1841-1931 Armitage and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Norman Stone Castles (1) by : Christopher Gravett
Download or read book Norman Stone Castles (1) written by Christopher Gravett and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descended from the Viking raiders who settled in Northern France under the leadership of Rollo in around 911, the Normans were amongst the most feared warriors of their time. Their territorial ambitions culminated in Duke William 1's conquest of England in 1066, but although victory at Hastings left the English crown in William's hands, Norman sovereignty remained far from established on the island. In order to consolidate his position, the new king built a series of fortifications across the country this book covers all these developments from the early days of William I through to the fortifications of Henry II, Richard I and John.
Book Synopsis Exploring English Castles by : Edd Morris
Download or read book Exploring English Castles written by Edd Morris and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 893 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to some of the most historical and picturesque castles in England for romantics and Anglophiles alike. Castles have shaped England. For almost one thousand years, castles have been the settings of siege and battle, dens of plotting and intrigue, and refuges for troubled kings. Today, the romantic yet ruinous shapes of once grand fortresses stud the English countryside—a reminder of turbulent times past. Exploring English Castles provides readers with a breathtaking tour through the grandest castles of England. It brings ruins to life through true stories of royalty, chivalry, deception, and intrigue, played out within formerly majestic walls. Uncover the secret of Bodiam Castle, Sussex—a fortress seemingly from a fairy tale, built for a knight returning from the Hundred Years’ War. Discover how Mary Tudor, first queen of England, took refuge in Framlingham Castle, Suffolk, overturning a wily plot to deny her the throne. Unearth a delicate love story between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, which unfolds against the genteel backdrop of Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire. Filled with evocative photographs, awe-inspiring historical tales, and gentle humor, Exploring English Castles will delight any armchair historian, travel aficionado, or fan of historical fiction.
