British Fortifications Through the Reign of Richard III: An Illustrated History

by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage

From the time the Romans first set foot on England's shore in 55 B.C., the British Isles have faced a constant threat of foreign invasion. As a result, the landscapes of England, Scotland, and Ireland are dotted with ancient defensive fortifications as varied as their makers. Iron Age Celtic "hill forts," Roman castra and Hadrian's Wall, Anglo-Saxon dykes and Alfredian burhs, Norman mottes and stone-keeps, Edwardian castles, Irish tower houses--they...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786459182
• ISBN13: 9780786459186
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher