Castles of Britain and Ireland [Hardcover]

Plantagenet S Fry (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1996

This reference brings to life every aspect of castles and castle life: why and how they were built, the weapons that were used in them, their social life in ordinary and extraordinary times, their provisioning, their maintenance and their changing role in a continually evolving political climate. The book is divided into two parts. First there are 14 thematic chapters, ranging from details of castle life to the different kinds of castles to be found in different parts of the country. The second part comprises a gazetteer which describes over 1000 of the most important castles in Britain and Ireland.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715302426
• ISBN-13: 978-0715302422
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,062,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good mix of art and info, January 6, 2003

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Victoria Naegele (Fairbanks, AK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Castles of Britain and Ireland (Hardcover)

Plantagenet Somerset Fry, who also gave us "Kings & Queens of England and Scotland," is a deft hand a giving fascinating tidbits of information and lots of great graphics to keep the pages turning. While there is much more gray in "Castles," it is a comfortable mix of scholarly information and pedestrian description that allows a pseudo-historian like myself to experience the world of castles throughout the centuries.