BOOK

The castle : a history

Goodall, John (Historian), author

2022

Overview

The castle has long had a pivotal place in English life, associated with lordship, landholding, and military might, and today it remains a powerful symbol of history. But castles have never been merely impressive fortresses - they were hubs of life, activity, and imagination. John Goodall weaves together the history of the English castle across the span of a millennium, from the eleventh to the twenty-first century, through the voices of those who witnessed it. Drawing on chronicles, poems, letters, and novels, including the work of figures like Gawain Poet, Walter Scott, Evelyn Waugh, and P. G. Wodehouse, Goodall explores the importance of the castle in our culture and society. From the medieval period to Civil War engagements, right up to modern manifestations in Harry Potter, Goodall reveals that the castle has always been put to different uses, and to this day continues to serve as a source of inspiration.

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Subject: Castles England History. / Castles Great Britain History. / Fortification England History. / Siege warfare England History. / Fortification Great Britain History. / Siege warfare Great Britain History. / Châteaux Angleterre Histoire. / Castles. / Great Britain History. / Grande-Bretagne Histoire. / England.
• ISBN: 9780300251906, 0300251904

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DA660 .G645 2022	1	BOOK	CATALOGING