Main entry:

Pounds, Norman John Greville, author.

Title & Author:

The medieval castle in England and Wales : a social and political history / N.J.G. Pounds.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990.

Description:

xvii, 357 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-342) and index.
PART I: THE FIRST CENTURY OF ENGLISH FEUDALISM: Castles of the conquest -- The castle in politics and war -- A pattern of castles -- PART II: THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY: The royal castle and public administration -- The castle in peace and war -- The baronial castle -- The frontier regions of medieval England -- Castle and community -- Castle and church -- PART III: THE CASTLE IN THE LATER MIDDLE AGES: The changing role of the castle -- Tower-house, pele and bastle -- Conclusion.

Summary:

This pioneering book examines the role of the castle in the Norman conquest of England and in the subsequent administration of the country.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0521383498
9780521383493

Subject:

Beratungsbüro für Umweltbewußte und Regionalkundliche Gastlichkeit Wittmund
Castles England History To 1500.
Castles Wales History To 1500.
Castles England History.
Castles Wales History.
Châteaux Angleterre Histoire.
Châteaux Pays de Galles Histoire.
15.70 history of Europe.
Castles.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Verwaltung
Schloss
Kastelen.
Sociale geschiedenis.
Politieke geschiedenis.
Châteaux forts Grande-Bretagne Pays de Galles (GB)
Châteaux forts Grande-Bretagne Angleterre (GB)
England Social conditions 1066-1485.
Great Britain Politics and government 1066-1485.
Wales History 1063-1536.
Wales History To 1063.
Angleterre Conditions sociales 1066-1485.
Grande-Bretagne Politique et gouvernement 1066-1485.
Pays de Galles Histoire Jusqu'à 1063.
Pays de Galles Histoire 1063-1536.
England.
Great Britain.
Wales.
Pays de Galles (GB) 1063-1536.
Grande-Bretagne Conditions sociales 1066-1485 (Moyen âge)
Castles History

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 65487
Call No.: ID PLS; ID:91-B2392
Status: Available