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Castles in medieval society : fortresses in England, France, and Ireland in the central Middle Ages / Charles L.H. Coulson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Coulson, Charles.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Castles--England--History--To 1500.
- Castles.
- Fortification--England--History--To 1500.
- Fortification.
- Fortification--Ireland--History--To 1500.
- Fortification--France--History--To 1500.
- History.
- England--Social conditions--1066-1485.
- England.
- Social conditions.
- Castles--Ireland--History--To 1500.
- Castles--France--History--To 1500.
- France--Social conditions--987-1515.
- France.
- Social history--Medieval, 500-1500.
- Social history.
- Social history--Medieval.
- Ireland--History--1172-1603.
- Ireland.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 441 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- In this challenging new book Charles Coulson overturns many of the traditional assumptions about the nature and purpose of castle-building in the middle ages. Going back to the original sources, he proposes a new and more subtle understanding of the function and symbolism of castles as well as vivid insights into the lives of the people who inhabited them.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-414) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0198208243
- OCLC:
- 50417305
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