Castles of Britain and Ireland: The Ultimate Reference Book: A Region-By-Region Guide to Over 1.350 Castles

by Peter Somerset Fry and Plantagenet Somerset Fry

Book Overview

This text 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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789202786
• ISBN13: 9780789202789
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.9" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE BOOK

Castles of Britain and Ireland by Plantagenet Somerset Fry is the most important and most used book in my library. Not only is it a great read front to back but is invaluable as a reference when reading any history book about Britain and Ireland. It covers every aspect of Castles; The History, the people, the construction, the defenses, and even the art of attacking a castle, including seige engines. When I travel to Britain this book will be in my backpack.

The best book on british castles I had ever read!

A very good book, Castles of Britain and Ireland: The Ultimate Reference Book contains exelent quality photographs, and contains information of almost every known castle on Britain and Ireland. It talks about their evolution through the years and about the people involved on their construction. I greatly recommend it to anyone interested on knowing more about british castles, its information is very clear and easy to understand. If you are a castle fan, this is a must-have book.