Castles & Fortifications

Erbaut in der Renaissance liegt der Palazzo Barbarigo della Terrazza an der Einmündung des Rio di San Polo am Canal Grande in Venedig. Er wendet si...

Schloss Friedrichstein, im frühen 18. Jahrhundert als Familiensitz der Grafen Dönhoff erbaut, war eines der prächtigsten unter den Schlössern Ostpr...

Altenstein Castle is one of the outstanding structures of historicist architecture in Germany, which served as a summer residence for the Dukes of ...

Castles were introduced into England by the Normans in the 11th century, with more than 1500 built throughout England and Wales over the next 400 y...

Originally published in 1957, Exploring Castles examines the 'classic' castle story. The book traces the origins of castles across England and Scot...

Castles often sit in spectacular landscapes that also offer exceptional walking opportunities, and some of the best views of castles are from a dis...

Originally published in 1957, Exploring Castles examines the 'classic' castle story. The book traces the origins of castles across England and Scot...

The great walled castles of the medieval world continue to fascinate the modern world. Today, the remains of medieval forts and walls throughout Eu...

A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 'An extraordinary achievement . . . gripping, grim and witty' Robert MacFarlane 'Unputdown-able ... No book...

From prehistoric hillforts to grand medieval castles, and from fortified country homes and Victorian follies to the defensive installations of Worl...

In this first book to explore the entire history of triumphal arches, from their Roman origins to the present day, the Classicist and architectural...

A History of castles in Sussex.

Westminster came into existence in the later Anglo-Saxon period, and by the mid-11th century, when Edward the Confessor’s great new abbey was built...

First published in 1981, this is Ronald Clark's engagingly readable account of Queen Victoria's relationship with "Our dear Balmoral" and the life ...

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 th...

  "Informative, funny and interesting. It is filled with fun facts about Queen Elizabeth's life and the monarchy" says Mia, The...

The Tower of London is one of the capital's most famous landmarks and draws countless tourists and visitors every year. This is a fascinating Pitki...

Among the German Staufen castles, the architecture and architectural sculpture of the Gelnhausen pfalz, with its Upper Rhine-Alsatian and Southern ...

This book examines the social role of castles in late-medieval and early modern Ireland. It uses a multidisciplinary methodology to uncover the liv...