Medieval Castle Books
Allen Brown's "English Castles" Book Item # 802130 This soft cover book goes in depth to show how castles were laid out and constructed, from the Norman wooden fortresses and their development on through the Middle Ages as they evolved into more and more imposing stone structures. Price: $35.00 |
Cathar Castles "Fortresses Of The Albigensian Crusade 1209-1300" Book Item # HR-120 In the early 12th century AD a large area of present-day France was not under the direct control of the French king. In fact, the French king's direct authority stretched little further than Paris and the area immediately around it, the Ile de France. Price: $16.00 |
Crusader Castles In Cyprus, Greece And The Aegean 1191-1571 Book Item # HR-119 Crusader castles and other fortifications in Cyprus, the south-western coast of Turkey, and Greece are among the best examples of late medieval military architecture to be seen in Europe. Price: $16.00 |
Crusader Castles In The Holy Land 1097-1192 Book Item # HR-123 The Crusaders that landed in the Middle East in the late-11th century brought with them their own traditions of military architecture, but it was not long before their defensive construction began to reflect a broad array of local influences. Price: $18.00 |
Crusader Castles In The Holy Land Book Item # HR-117 The bloody crusades that swept across the Middle East in medieval times left their mark on the landscape, where fortifications which once acted as bastions of power for the beleaguered Crusader States now cast their ruined shadows over the earth. Price: $25.00 |
Crusader Castles Of The Teutonic Knights Part 2 Book Item # HR-121 This title covers the developmental and operational history of these fortresses over the length of the Middle Ages. It details how the Baltic fortifications of the Teutonic Knights evolved to reflect the changing nature of siege warfare. Price: $18.00 |
English Castles 1200-1300 Book Item # HR-122 The simple castles after the Norman conquest had been developed throughout 11th and 12th centuries, whilst the introduction of Islamic and Byzantine fortification techniques from the late 12th century led to further developments in castle architecture. Price: $18.00 |
Medieval Russian Fortresses AD 862-1480 Book Item # HR-104 Using archaeological evidence and first-hand sources, Konstantin Nossov charts the history of the medieval Russian fortress from its early beginnings until the 14th century. Price: $16.00 |
Scottish Baronial Castles 1250-1450 Book Item # HR-118 Devastated by the civil wars of the 17th century or by the neglect and deliberate destruction of their owners who saw them as archaic and barbaric, the vast majority of Scottish baronial castles built between 1250 and 1450, are skeletal ruins. Price: $18.00 |
Strongholds Of The Samurai "Japanese Castles 250-1877" Book Item # HR-116 The first proper fortifications in Japan began to develop with the appearance of the first emperors around 250. Initially fortifications were simply wooden constructions and increasingly elaborate fortifications were built. Price: $24.00 |
The Castles Of Edward I In Wales 1277-1307 Book Item # HR-124 In 1277 Edward I gathered a huge army and marched into Wales to subdue the rebel Welsh princes who continued to raid and pillage English controlled areas of Wales, and even England itself. Price: $16.00 |
The Castles Of Henry VIII Book Item # HR-125 Peter Harrington explores the departure from artillery-vulnerable medieval castle designs to the low, sturdy stone fortresses inspired by European ideas. Price: $16.00 |
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