The Castle Story

by Sheila Sancha

Book Overview

Text and illustrations trace the history of castles in Great Britain from early Iron Age fortifications through the elaborate constructions of the Middle Ages. Also discusses the various parts of a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0001841777
• ISBN13: 9780001841772
• Release Date: April 1991
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Illustrated guide to the development of English castles.

This is an excellent overview of the development of castle architecture and fortifications technology from the dark ages through the wide adoption of gunpowder. The historical narrative is that of English politics, and all the castles described are located within England and Wales, but the general story will be of interest to any medievalist. Sancha's peculiar (in the sense that I've never seen anyone else do it) device is placing drawings atop photographs of existing buildings. Her reconstructions of now-ruined architecture and introductions of people into the pictures effectively draw her readers into the world she wishes to portray.