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Castles

The Impact of the Edwardian Castles in Wales
edited by Diane Williams and John Kenyon
The Impact of the Edwardian Castles in Wales publishes the proceedings of a conference held in 2007 a year that marked the seventh centenary of the death of King Edward I which set out to review recent scholarship on castles that he built in north Wales after two wars, in 1277 and 1282-83 and a Welsh uprising in 1294-95, and to rethink the effect that their building had upon Wales in the past, present and future. Building upon the seminal ...
Hardback. Price GB £35.00

The Castles and Moated Sites of Herefordshire
by Ron Shoesmith
After a general overview of the development of castles and moated sites in Herefordshire, Shoesmith presents us with a comprehensive gazetteer, which incorporates much recent work on fortifications by the City of Hereford Archaeological Unit. Around 200 sites are included, from those whose identification remains shakey to great fortresses such as Goodrich Castle. The author has checked all the descriptions for this second edition, rewriting many ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £10.00, Our Price GB £8.50

Castles of Glamorgan
by Lise Hull
Introductory chapters set the scene for the construction and subsequent development of the castles in Glamorgan, and these are followed by a castle by castle account of the history and development of each site, and of what is there still to see. The range is vast, from the mighty Caerphilly and the palatial Cardiff to those that are now no more than an eroded earthwork; all are included. 244 pages with numerous illus. (Logaston Press 2007)
Paperback. Price GB £7.95

Castles and Bishops Palaces of Pembrokeshire
by Lise Hull
Whilst not all the castles in Pembrokeshire owe their origins to the Normans, some being built by the Welsh in response to their invasion, it is with the Norman arrival around 1093 that castle building commences. It was then that Arnulf de Montgomery founded Pembroke Castle as the centre of his castellarium which later grew into the seat of the earldom of Pembroke. Welsh reaction pinned the Normans back for the next few years, but in the 1100s ...
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Castles of Breconshire
by Paul Remfry
Fifty castles are known from Breconshire, although relatively few are mentioned in contemporary documentation. Remfry pieces together historical and archaeological evidence on many of the mottes and castles, each described, discussed and illustrated in turn. Most buildings were subject to periods of capture, destruction and re-building which often makes the history of their development complex. The first part of the book details the various ...
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Chepstow Castle: Its History and Buildings
edited by Rick Turner and Andy Johnson
Chepstow Castle is one of the most remarkable castles in Britain. This book combines a detailed description of the castle as it developed and changed over the centuries, telling the history of it, and the people that lived and worked in it, ending with its ruination and re-discovery as a visitor attraction. Several chapters also consider the development of the town, the building of the Port Wall, and the use of the castle's surrounding estates as ...
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Chateau Gaillard XXII: Chateau et Peuplement
edited by P Ettel, A-M Flambard Hericher and T E McNeill
Oxbow says: This 22nd volume of Chateau Gaillard, a biennial international conference devoted to the study of medieval castles, was held in Voiron, Isere in France in 2004. This volume contains 42 papers from the conference on various subjects including: the Castle of Heusden in the Netherlands; Irish tower houses; 13th century wall paintings in the ruined castle of Sarravalle in Switzerland; the last Catholic castle in Norway; the ...
Hardback. Price GB £45.00

Glamis Castle
by Harry Gordon Slade
Glamis Castle - the childhood home of the Queen Mother - has captured the imagination of generations of visitors by virtue of its architectural splendour and royal associations. This book presents a detailed account of the buildings and gardens of Glamis Castle, principal seat of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne since the 1370s. Using a combination of site investigation and the examination of material from the family archives, the author ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £29.95, Our Price GB £9.95

Hen Domen, Montgomery: A timber castle on the English-Welsh Border
by Robert Higham and Philip Barker
This final report on the Hen Domen excavation brings the discussions of the structural and environmental evidence up-to-date, since the first publication in 1982, and discusses all of the artefactual evidence recovered since 1960. The excavations uncovered evidence for prehistoric and Roman uses of the site, the earliest construction of the castle, the transformation of its palisades and defensive features and the likely physical and economic ...
Paperback. Price GB £49.50

Blarney Castle: an Irish Tower House
by James Lyttleton
Blarney Castle, the medieval home of the MacCarthy lords of Muskerry, is one of Irelands best-known castles. Illustrated in full colour, this book brings the castles architecture to the fore, placing it in the context of an expansive native lordship in late medieval Munster, and showing how changes in the layout and appearance of the building can be attributed to the castles occupants, who continued to redefine their social standing and cultural ...
Paperback. Price GB £18.95
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