Castles & Fortifications

Two families at war and Alice finds herself caught in the middle. Can she re-write a story as old as time?When cutbacks force Alice out of her assi...

In early September 1051, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle recorded that 'the French had built a castle', the first Norman castle in England. Yet for centu...

Originally published in 1988, The Castles in England and Wales is a comprehensive treatment of the archaeology of the castles in England and Wales....

A new edition of the classic text on Crusader castles and their relation to the military architecture of the West, written by T. E. Lawrence (of Ar...

The capture of Jerusalem by the First Crusade in 1099 signalled the beginning of an armed struggle in Palestine and throughout the Eastern Medite...

Revolutionizing landscape architecture through the use of intelligent materials and technologies Living Systems surveys a wide array of innovati...

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...

There’s no way out this time… An unputdownable medieval adventure from a master of the genreHaunted by guilt and his sins, archer Martin Kemp is in...

Wales has more castles per square mile than anywhere else in Europe. From the Norman keep at Cardiff to the Welsh stronghold at Criccieth, and Edwa...

  A stunning celebration of the rich culture and fascinating history of Ireland featuring ten Irish illustrators. Discover eve...

The story of Scotland’s castles is woven into the history of the country. These formidable structures have guarded the landscape since mediaeval ti...

Originally published in 1988, The Castles in England and Wales is a comprehensive treatment of the archaeology of the castles in England and Wales....

The reconstructed Berliner Schloss in the heart of the German capital is both a monument of Baroque architecture and a vital new cultural building ...

Explore Culzean Castle with this book! Culzean Castle on the Ayrshire coast is the most visited property of the National Trust for Scotland. This l...

Culzean castle on the Ayrshire coast is the most visited property of the National Trust for Scotland. Built in the late 16th century above a networ...

Isolated, frozen to the bone and with no way out… Kemp is back1356. Burnt Candlemas. King Edward III invades Scotland in the dead of winter to puni...

Hero of the 100 Years War, Martin Kemp, is back… and this time he’s playing with fireThe Count of Targères has seized control of Cazoulat. Determin...

Looking back as far as the fifth century, and with a particular focus on the era of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, Silent Sentinels explores the s...

This book traces the conditions for the development of the Iron Age hillfort at Cadbury Castle, the violent suppression of its population in the fi...

The kitchen is regaining its role as the central living space in home life. Since the 1990s the kitchen has moved into the fashion and design spotl...

Every booklet in this Series presents an important medieval fortress, a castle, a stately home or a fortified complex in central Europe. The carefu...

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...