Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century warfare centered on sieges, not seeking out and destroying the enemys army in battle. A captured fortress or town was a bargaining piece in the inevitable peace treaty between warring monarchs, an approach even mo...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 04-Sep-2025, Hardback, Leidėjas: Century, ISBN-13: 9781529963939)
Join Lady Carnarvon as she exclusively reveals into the daily rhythms, seasonal changes and timeless traditions of one of Britains most iconic stately homes. Built in a bygone era, Highclere Castle and its surrounding five-thousand-...Daugiau...
Oxfordshires strategic position in the Thames Valley has meant that the county boasts many historic sites of battles, sieges, hillforts, castles, airfields, anti-invasion defences, barracks and munitions plants. All are described in this book and pl...Daugiau...
Edinburgh Castle is one of Scotlands great historic landmarks, standing on a volcanic crag occupied since the Bronze Age. A medieval royal castle which was a major residence for Scottish royalty for centuries, it remains a centre of royal and milita...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 28-Aug-2025, Paperback / softback, Leidėjas: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781803999982)
Tales from the Tower of London A history of the building itself, told through the stories of the people, royal and common, good and bad, heroes and villains, who lived and died there. This book presents a microcosm of human e...Daugiau...
Some of the worlds most romantic castles are found in the Celtic nations. Castles of Scotland, Ireland & Wales celebrates the stories behind more than 100 strongholds. In these we find tales of religious dissent, of English Parliamentarian...Daugiau...
In 1999, Barholm Castle in Galloway had lain ruinous and derelict for over two hundred years when Janet Brennan-Inglis and her husband John bought it as a restoration project. This book tells the history of Barholm Castle and the McCulloch family wh...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 08-Jul-2025, Hardback, Leidėjas: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN-13: 9781517917920)
A compelling treatise on the relationship between power and enclosureFortress Power presents a genealogy of fortification as a material and political technology intent on obstruction, tracing its implementation across battlefi...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 08-Jul-2025, Paperback / softback, Leidėjas: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN-13: 9781517917937)
A compelling treatise on the relationship between power and enclosureFortress Power presents a genealogy of fortification as a material and political technology intent on obstruction, tracing its implementation across battlefi...Daugiau...
An engaging exploration of the history of the castles of Scotland. Will appeal to all those who wish to know more about the history of the country as well as those interested in the story of its castles. The story of Scotlands castles is wov...Daugiau...
Follow photographer Frédéric Chaubin as he embarks on a unique, century-spanning journey through Europe. Featuring images of more than 200 buildings in 21 countries, Stone Age. Ancient Castles of Europe presents the history and architecture of the m...Daugiau...
At one time, Scotland was home to more than 4,000 castles. Its an extraordinary number for such a small country and today, around 3,000 still stand.Some are world famous, others have inspired great works of literature, while others have lit up the s...Daugiau...
