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Rochester Castle
The Keep
Rochester
Kent ME1 1FW
Tel/Fax: 01634 402276
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Rochester Castle by Reginald Allen Brown (English Heritage, 1969) £1.75
The most informative guidebook on the castle by the eminent historian and castles
expert. Detailed history, tour of the castle and black-and-white photographs.
English Castles by Reginald Allen Brown (David and Charles, 1976) £23.23
The best general book on castles, with good references on Rochester and the
siege of 1215.
King John by Wilfred Lewis Warren (University of California, 1978) £17.20
Highly readable if slightly old-fashioned biography of the notorious king.
England Under the Norman and Angevin Kings, 1075-1225 by Robert Bartlett
(Oxford University Press, 2000) £28
A vivid and comprehensive account of the politics, religion, and culture of
England in the two centuries after the Norman Conquest.
England and Its Rulers, 1066-1272 by Michael T Clanchy (Blackwell, 1998)
£16.99
An excellent detailed book, with chapters on the reign of King John and Magna
Carta.
Graphic version
Includes layout and images.