Author: John Burke
Publisher: Barnes Noble
ISBN: 0880298154
Category: Travel / United Kingdom
Synopsis:
LIFE IN THE CASTLE IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND John Burke with more than ioo illustrations
Castles exert a powerful influence on our imagination. The walls which echo our footsteps once echoed to long-past laughter, revelry, the ring of the armourer's anvil, the clatter of horses' hooves. Above all we want to know the details of life then.
The text is lavishly illustrated with over 100 photographs and contemporary illustrations.
John Burke skillfully reconstitutes this fascinating picture of basic amenities, discomfort (Henry III insisted that the constable of the Tower of London have another privy put in 'even though it should cost a hundred pounds'), pageantry, warfare, and administration of an often brutal feudal system.
Binding the detail into a broader scheme, John Burke enables the reader to see the castle in the context of medieval society (the role it played in the countryside, its political and military importance, the sort of life it sustained) and to get a clear picture of castle development from early motte and bailey forts through the great Norman and high medieval period to the castle's transformation into the manor house.
The jacket illustration shows 'John I of Portugal entertaining John of Gaunt', late ijth century. By permission of the Trustees of the British Library.
Tags: Historical - British | England | Great Britain | History | Archaeology
Printing: 5th printing
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Fine ( Book condition rating information)
Dustjacket Condition: Fine
Our Price: 11.99 USD*
Shipping Weight: 2 Lbs 2 Ozs
Item #: MDBK-B-00062
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