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Castles

Published by Pegasus Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
LIST PRICE $12.99

About The Book

Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris explores many of the country’s most famous castles, as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples.At times this is an epic tale, driven by characters like William the Conqueror, King John and Edward I, full of sieges and conquest on an awesome scale. But it is also by turns an intimate story of less eminent individuals, whose adventures, struggles and ambitions were reflected in the fortified residences they constructed. Be it ever so grand or ever so humble, a castle was first and foremost a home.To understand castles—who built them, who lived in them, and why—is to understand the forces that shaped medieval Britain.

About The Author

Marc Morris is a historian specializing in the Middle Ages. He is the author of A Great and Terrible KingKing John; and the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling The Norman Conquest. Marc lives in England.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Pegasus Books (April 4, 2017)
  • Length: 288 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781681773957

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