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Websites
Medieval Online
www.medievalonline.com/
Detailed site specialising in warfare and castles. Also includes an
'ask our historians a medieval question' section.
Books
Castles of Britain and Ireland by P S Fry (David & Charles,
2001) £14.99
Aims to bring to life every aspect of castles and castle life: why and
how they were built; the weapons that were used; their social life in
ordinary and extraordinary times; their provisioning; their maintenance;
and their changing role in a continually evolving political climate.
Castles of England, Scotland and Wales by Paul Johnson (Cassell,
2000) £9.99
Together, England, Scotland and Wales retain one of the most impressive
and biggest collections of castles anywhere in the world. This is a historic
guide to these ancient buildings, with 130 colour and black-and-white
illustrations.
Life in a Medieval Castle by Joseph and Frances Gies (HarperCollins,
1979) £8.99
A good chronicle of life inside a medieval castle, the functions of those
who lived there and insight into castle defences.
Life in a Medieval Castle by Tony McAleavy (English Heritage,
1998) £8.95
The world of the medieval castle brought vigorously to life.
Medieval Castles of Ireland by David Sweetman (Boydell Press,
2000) £25
This account of the development of Irish castles proceeds chronologically
from the large earthwork and stone castles introduced by the Anglo-Normans,
through the later medieval hall houses and tower houses, to the strong
houses and fortified houses that marked the end of the medieval period.
Ancestral Castles of Scotland by Hugh Cantlie and Sampson Lloyd
(Collins & Brown, 1994) £8.99
Illustrates and describes 27 of Scotland's most historic and romantic
private castles.
