The castles of Great Britain / by Sidney Toy ; Illustrated with plans and photographs by the author.

Main entry:

Toy, Sidney.

Title & Author:

The castles of Great Britain / by Sidney Toy ; Illustrated with plans and photographs by the author.

Publication:

London : William Heinemann, [1953]

Description:

xviii, 276 pages : illustrations, plans ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fortifications from prehistoric times to the Roman invasion of A.D. 43 -- Roman fortifications in Britain -- Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon fortresses, A.D. 400 to 1066 -- Norman castles with shell keeps -- Norman castles with rectangular keeps -- Development of castles from 1160 to 1270 -- Curtain walls, gateways, and buildings of the bailey, 1050 to 1270 -- Period of Edward the First -- Weapons and siege operations of the Middle Ages -- Fourteenth-century towers and castles -- Development of the tower house -- Curtain walls, gatehouses, and buildings of the bailey, 1270 to 1500 -- Towns, fortified bridges and churches -- Forts for artillery.

Subject:

Castles Great Britain.
Castles.
Great Britain.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 87616
Call No.: W4852; ID:86-B1721
Status: Available

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