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Sudeley Castle
Set in the beautiful Gloucestershire Cotswolds, Sudeley Castle exemplifies popular perceptions of the romantic English country house. The final resting place of King Henry …
Royal Castles of Denmark During the 14th Century
This title presents an analysis of the major royal castles with special regard to their functions and strategic importance. This book presents an overall view of the royal castles …
The Irish Tower House
This book examines the social role of castles in late-medieval and early modern Ireland. It uses a multidisciplinary methodology to uncover the lived experience of this historic …
Fortifications of Ancient Israel and Judah 1200 586 BC
This book provides a detailed study of the fortifications of the founders of ancient Israel from the time of their first settlement in the Middle East, through the periods of the …
American Civil War Fortifications (1)
The 50 years before the American Civil War saw a boom in the construction of coastal forts in the United States of America. These stone and brick forts stretched from New England …
English Civil War Fortifications 1642 51
The techniques of European warfare were transformed during the 15th and 16th centuries by the use of gunpowder and by substantial progress in the effectiveness and destructive …
Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941 45
An illustrated guide to the defences beset by prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese occupied Pacific islands in World War II.No two islands were alike in the …
Westminster Part II: The Art, Architecture and Archaeology of the Royal Palace
Westminster came into existence in the later Anglo-Saxon period, and by the mid-11th century, when Edward the Confessor's great new abbey was built, it was a major royal centre two …
The Ladies of Dunster Castle
With a documented history stretching back a thousand years, Dunster Castle in Somerset is one of Britain's oldest and most intriguing great buildings, its turrets evoking centuries …
Fontanka: Das pulsierende Herz von St. Petersburg
Die Fontanka – ein Fluss, der Geschichte schreibt. Als einstige Stadtgrenze St. Petersburgs hat sie sich zur pulsierenden Lebensader der Zarenstadt entwickelt. Ihre Ufer erzählen …
Portable Architecture
Since the earliest people lived as nomads, their buildings were portable, constructed in a way that allowed them to be rebuilt as they moved to new locations for better living …
Fortress Kent
Since the dawn of civilization, Britain has been menaced by foreign powers and invasive hordes, anxious either to pillage and plunder or to invade and rule over this green and …