Castles & Fortifications

Havana Then and Now explores the history of Cubas fascinating capital city through vintage photographs, comparing each one with a contemporary imag...

The perfect stocking filler for lovers of English Castles. A handy guide to Englands most dramatic castles and strongholds, many of which...

Ghost towns, empty streets, crumbling ruins and lost empires this book reveals these and other deserted places. Many places featured were once popu...

Now hard to believe, Eilean Donan Castle was once one of the largest castles in the west Highlands, known to have featured seven towers, the remain...

This beautifully illustrated book tells the stories behind 60 remarkable buildings chosen from the many thousands at National Trust properties acro...

Helmsley Castle, built on a rocky outcrop above the River Rye, is one of England's most impressive castles. First raised by Walter Espec in the 12t...

Through colourful illustrations and accounts of actual sieges in every chapter, you'll discover how armies from medieval times up to the English Ci...

Robust, romantic and imposing, castles capture our imagination when we were children and continue to hold interest throughout our lives. From Europ...

The history of the West Country has left a rich legacy of castles and other fortifications throughout its landscape, built wherever power and wealt...

Eltz Castle near Koblenz deeply impressed many visitors. The German art-historian Georg Dehio declared it 'the castle par exellence'. This book des...

**Pointing persistently to heaven: A guide to UK cathedrals** Power, glory, bloodshed, prayer: cathedrals in the UK are as much about human drama ...

The Edwardian castles of north Wales were built by a Savoyard master mason, but also by many other artisans from Savoy. What is more extraordinary,...

Gloucestershire's strategic location straddling the Severn is reinforced by Bristol's importance as a port. The Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds ar...