Castle: A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain

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Castle: A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval BritainBeginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris explores many of the country's most famous castles, as well as some spectacular lesser known examples. At times this is an epic tale, driven by characters like William the Conqueror, King John and Edward I, full of sieges and conquest on an awesome scale. But it is also by turns an intimate story of less eminent

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First published in 1956