Castles & fortifications books

A fascinating insight into the historic castles of Herefordshire, Shropshire and the Welsh Marches.  Read More >>

Every booklet in this Series presents an important medieval fortress, a castle, a stately home or a fortified complex...  Read More >>

English summary: The federal states that arose of the estates of the German aristocracy organized the administration...  Read More >>

A new way of looking at the medieval castle - as a cultural reflection of the society that produced it, seen through...  Read More >>

The Tower of London commissioned this captivating new history of a world-renowned palace, as told through the stories...  Read More >>

Presents an overview of the fortifications that guarded the frontiers and borderlands between Native Americans,...  Read More >>

Often described as 'the land of castles’ and the world’s 'castle capital’, Wales has an abundance of these magnificent...  Read More >>

Archaeological investigations of the early eighteenth century fortifications in Casale Monferrato, northern Italy....  Read More >>

Every booklet in this Series presents an important medieval fortress, a castle, a stately home or a fortified complex...  Read More >>

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Castles are the most familiar medieval landmark across the Irish countryside. Their often romantic appearance belies...  Read More >>

An authoritative history of the defensive lines built in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. Covers the nineteenth...  Read More >>

Based on solid textual and archeological research, this volume offers a comparative exploration of the development...  Read More >>

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An authoritative history of the defensive lines built in Central Europe during the nineteenth and early twentieth...  Read More >>

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This book outlines the discovery and investigation of a Roman fort, enclosing an area of c. 2.1 ha, which overlooks...  Read More >>

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Schloss is the German word for castle or palace. This book by Susan Symons visits 25 beautiful schlosser (the plural...  Read More >>

One of Wales's most important but least-known castles is put back at the heart of the history of medieval Wales....  Read More >>

Dyma lyfr sy'n gosod un o gestyll mwyaf pwysig ond lleiaf adnabyddus Cymru yn ol ym myw hanes Cymru'r Oesoedd Canol....  Read More >>

The castle is an evocative structure, no matter its setting, and this is no truer than in Scotland, where the multitude...  Read More >>

Towering high above the Old Town, the mighty Fortress Hohensalzburg, with its thousand-year history, looks down...  Read More >>

The best castles, historic houses, royal palaces, and stately homes to visit in Scotland. Contains detailed entries...  Read More >>