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Following the battle of Bussaco on 27 September 1810 Wellington's heavily outnumbered troops began to withdraw towards Lisbon.By the evening of 9 October the British and Portuguese …

With the exception of the key royal sites, such as Stirling and Edinburgh, few Scottish castles were located at strategic points, or were intended to house garrisons required to …

Extensively researched at the National Archives and South Dakota State Archives, Fort Sisseton recounts the military history of the post, including the activities of the Frontier …

The Japanese invasion and occupation of Korea, which lasted from 1592 to 1598, was the only occasion in Japanese history when samurai aggression was turned against a foreign …

This book draws on architectural and archaeological analysis to consider the form, function, use and meaning of late medieval lodging ranges.While we know a great deal about most …

The castles and other properties owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland are precious jewels in the crown of the nationâ??s heritage. This book pays tribute to the …

In Castle Builders, Malcolm Hislop looks at the hugely popular subject of castles from the unusual perspective of design and construction. In this general introduction to the …

In the last years of his reign Henry VIII needed a radically modern system of defence to protect England and its new Church.Anticipating a foreign onslaught from Catholic Europe …

This book draws on architectural and archaeological analysis to consider the form, function, use and meaning of late medieval lodging ranges. While we know a great deal about most …

This social as well as a military history recreates the scenes of civil war in England, between 1642 and 1649.The book is enlivened by character sketches not only of the leading …