Castles

This may be a good book, BUT it is the same book as "Castle - A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain", a book which we already had got. For Amazon to say they are frequently bought together is very misleading, for the author to bring out the same book under 2 different title is.. well not honourable. So be careful, there is another review about this which I missed when ordering the book, the lesson to learn, always read the reviews before buying. We sent it back and of course that was no problems with that.

This is a very well-written and informative book, as you'd expect from the man who wrote the brilliant 'Norman Conquest.' Ok, there could have been a few more pictures, given the price of the hardback, and there is no mention whatsoever of Warwick Castle, which I found a bit strange, but it's still a great read.

When purchasing this book i thought it was anew book and did not realise its actually a re-issue of Castle: A History of the buildings that shaped medieval Britain, see link  Castle: A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain , this is somewhat misleading as this book has a different name and cover and its not stated that this is a re-issue, comparing the two books the text and content appear to be identical.I am returning this as the content is identical to Castle: A History of the buildings that shaped medieval Britain which i already own, however having read the older issue of the book last year i can say this is an excellent book on castles and the way they were used and changed through time. Castle: A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain

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Interesting book by a wonderful author. This book is excellent for my sister who is a travel agent looking for really special places to visit. Rather than a touristy book, this book talks about the history of castles in England, Scotland and Wales that were built after William C. Earlier castles no longer exist except for a few ruined ruins and no descriptions. The first type was a hole surrounded by earth mound with had been a wooden structure sticking up from the center. In Italy, a father and son built castles in France and beyond castles in a very similar style. They are associated with the model castle and showed how there were local touches but a consistent style across Europe. Don't forget to visit castles and buy their guide books,