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Britain's medieval castles / Lise E. Hull.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hull, Lise.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Castles--Great Britain.
- Castles.
- Architecture, Medieval.
- Great Britain.
- Architecture, Medieval--Great Britain.
- Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 218 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2006.
- Summary:
- Lise Hull takes the reader on a cultural and historical tour of Britain's medieval castles, with a special emphasis on how these structures evolved to serve their inhabitants' changing military and political needs.
- Contents:
- Introduction: What Is a Castle? xiii
- Chapter 1 Castles as Offensive Weapons 1
- Chapter 2 Castles as Defensive Strongholds 37
- Chapter 3 Castles as Residences 83
- Chapter 4 Castles as Status Symbols 125
- Chapter 5 Raglan Castle: A Properly Fortified Military Residence 161
- Chapter 6 What Is a Castle? Revisited 173.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-210) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275984141
- OCLC:
- 61228571
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