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Conrad Cairns

Medieval Castles (Cambridge Introduction to World History)

by Conrad Cairns (Author)

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From simple palisades to sophisticated fortress-palaces, this book explains how castles evolved to meet the demands of feudal society and improving technology. While centred on British castles, the book constantly sets them in a wider background and makes stimulating comparisons with developments in other countries to show the influences that affected castle builders. Conrad Cairns pays special attention to smaller castles, including the tower-houses of Scotland and Ireland and shows how the castle was also a residential construction. He describes how the changes which brought the Middle Ages to a close made the castle obsolete and how the name was inherited by forts and country houses.

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0521315891
ISBN-13

978-0521315890
Publisher

Cambridge University Press
Publication date

October 30, 1987
Language

English
Dimensions

8.25 x 0.25 x 8 inches
Print length

48 pages
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Jennifer Baur

In depth and educational ages 11 and up

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Despite being only 48 pages, this is an in depth look at castles, appropriate for any 6th through 8th grader. Each page has quite a bit of text, and I would liken it to a lengthy article with black and white photos, as well as drawings and maps. I am using it for topic study during a semester on the Middle Ages. Contents include earliest castles, stone as a building material, castles under siege, improving defenses, design, castle life, smaller style castles, decline of the age of castles. J

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