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Early Castles
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Visiting information
Hen Domen
Hen Domen is on private land and can only be visited with permission from the
owner.
Contact: Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust
7a Church Street
Welshpool
Powys SY21 7DL
Tel: 01938 553670
Fax: 01938 552179
E-mail: trust@cpat.org.uk
Berkhamsted Castle
Berkhamsted Castle
Hertfordshire HP4 1LJ
For opening times and admission prices please contact Berkhamsted Castle directly.
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English Heritage
www.english-heritage.org.uk
English Heritage is responsible for protecting and preserving the remains of many
castles including Dover and Berkhamsted. Their site details opening times, admission
fees, special events and available facilities.
Castles on the Web
www.castlesontheweb.com
One of the best castles sites on the internet. In addition to presenting an extensive
list of links to different castle sites from all over the world, it provides other
links as well, everything from medieval heraldry to a 'castles for kids' section.
Castle Explorer
www.castlexplorer.co.uk
A potted history of Berkhamsted Castle.
The Bayeux Tapestry
www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk
The official website of the Museum of Reading's replica Bayeux tapestry. Includes
photographs of the tapestry and its history. Go to scene 3 under the Beachhead
section and see the depiction of a motte-and-bailey castle.
Hen Domen
www.cpat.org.uk
A short guide to Hen Domen castle.
Hen Domen Dig
www.ex.ac.uk/archaeology/rhendomen.html
Brief synopsis of the research carried out at Hen Domen by Robert Higham, University
of Exeter.
St Sylvain D'Anjou Reconstruction
www.histoiredart.com/st_sylvain_d'anjou.htm
The story of the reconstructed French timber castle featured in the programme.
(Note: This website is in French)
History of the Monarchy
www.royal.gov.uk
A potted history of the man behind the concept of the castle, William the Conqueror.
Books
Timber Castles by Robert Higham and Philip Barker (Batsford, 1994) £35
Authoritative history of early castles written by archaeologists and based on
their own research. Probably the best book specifically on motte and baileys.
English Castles by Reginald Allen Brown (Batsford, 1976) £23.23
The classic textbook on castles in England and Wales, it also deals with the continental
origins of the castle.
William The Conqueror by David Bates (Tempus, 2001) £13.59
Accessible and authoritative biography of William, assessing his achievement both
as duke of Normandy and as king of England.
England and its Rulers, 1066-1272 by Michael T Clanchy (Blackwell, 1998)
£16.99
A new edition of the highly readable history of England from the Norman Conquest
to the death of Henry III, and now with a new chapter on Edward I.
'Royal Power and Castles in Norman England' by Richard Eales in Ideals and
Practice of Medieval Knighthood, vol 3, ed Christopher Harper-Bill and Ruth
Harvey (Boydell, 1989) Available from some libraries
An article which draws together a lot of recent thinking about castles in England
after the Conquest, as well as advancing new theories and suggesting figures for
the total number of castles.
The English Castle by Francois Matarasso (Caxton Editions, 1995) £17.99
A general guide to the history of the castle in England, with chapters on earth
and timber castles.
English Castles by Adrian Pettifer (Boydell, 1995) £14.99
This text provides a comprehensive and concise guide to all the medieval English
castles of which something can still be seen today. A short introduction supplies
the historical background of the great explosion of castle building in the Middle
Ages, and there is a glossary covering all aspects of castles in some detail.
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