The medieval castle in England and Wales : a social and political history / N.J.G. Pounds
1994, 1st edition. Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Item #424175
ISBN: 0521458285
Physical description; xvii, 357 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-342) and index. Contents; PART I: THE FIRST CENTURY OF ENGLISH FEUDALISM: Castles of the conquest -- The castle in politics and war -- A pattern of castles -- PART II: THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY: The royal castle and public administration -- The castle in peace and war -- The baronial castle -- The frontier regions of medieval England -- Castle and community -- Castle and church -- PART III: THE CASTLE IN THE LATER MIDDLE AGES: The changing role of the castle -- Tower-house, pele and bastle -- Conclusion. Subjects; Military history, Medieval. Castles England History. Castles Wales History. Castles England. Castles Wales. Wales - Medieval - Architecture: Military. Castles Wales History To 1500. Medieval Period. Castles. History. Social Conditions. Administration.
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