Castle studies have been shaped and defined over the past half-century by the work of R. Allen Brown. His classic English Castles, renamed here to acknowledge its definitive approach to the subject, has never been superseded by other more recent studies, and is still the foundation study of the English, and Welsh, castles built between the Norman Conquest and the mid 1500s.   paperback   ISBN 978-1-843-83069-6

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The castles of the eleventh and twelfth centuries remain among the most visible symbols of the Anglo-Norman world. This collection brings together for the first time some of the most significant articles in castle studies, with contributions from experts in history, archaeology and historic buildings.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-851-15904-1

Price:  £50.00

A dramatic archaeological find at Windsor castle sheds new light on the 'House of the Round Table' which Edward III ordered to be constructed in 1344. This splendidly produced volume covers the history and archaeology: analysis of the chivalric background, archaeology, discussion of the probable building form and the early history of Windsor Castle as well as the types of stone used. Attractively illustrated.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83313-0

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A well-written contribution to the literature on the subject, and will interest both the historically minded tourist and, as a reference book, the scholar. WAR IN HISTORY   paperback   ISBN 978-0-851-15782-5

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`The definitive book on the archaeology of Irish castles.' TERRY BARRY, Trinity College Dublin.

The great age of Irish castle-building began with the arrival of the Anglo-Normans, traditionally dated to 1169, and continued right up to the seventeenth century.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-851-15788-7

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King John's Castle, Limerick, survives today as an impressive Anglo-Norman fortress in a commanding position along the eastern edge of the river Shannon. In the early months of 1642, when the Munster army of the Irish rebellion was admitted to Limerick, the Protestant and Anglo-Irish citizenry fled to the king's castle for protection, and were immediately besieged.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-851-15827-3

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The period covered in this book is from the building of the Welsh castles of Edward I - the high point of castle building in the British Isles - to the time of their most serious test, the revolt of Owen Glendower and the ensuing political crises, on which the material presented here can shed some light.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-851-15913-3

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Medieval castles have traditionally been explained as feats of military engineering and tools of feudal control, but Abigail Wheatley takes a different approach, looking at a range of sources usually neglected in castle studies.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-903-15314-7

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The medieval castles of Wales are an imposing group of monuments. Although there are examples from the Norman period, the vast majority of the surviving castles date from the thirteenth century, a dramatic and turbulent period when Wales was nearly united under native rule before succumbing to Edward I's conquest.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-851-15778-8

Price:  £25.00