Castles in Medieval Society: Fortresses in England, France, and Ireland in the Central Middle Ages Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Castles in Medieval Society: Fortresses in England, France, and Ireland in the Central Middle Ages Book

Demolishing the traditional belief that castles were overwhelmingly military in their function this book overturns many of the traditional assumptions about the nature and purpose of castle-building in the middle ages. It sets out to recreate the medieval understanding of castles as symbolically fortified places of all kinds.Read More

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  • Product Description

    In this challenging new book Charles Coulson overturns many of the traditional assumptions about the nature and purpose of castle-building in the middle ages. Going back to the original sources, he proposes a new and more subtle understanding of the function and symbolism of castles as well as vivid insights into the lives of the people who inhabited them.

  • 0198208243
  • 9780198208242
  • Charles L. H. Coulson
  • 20 February 2003
  • OUP Oxford
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 456
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