Scotland's Castles by C.J. Tabraham
By C.J. Tabraham
The authoritative and fascinating tale of Scotland's Castles from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries, from strong castles royal to tall storeys and poky dwellings. regardless of their grand institutions, Scottish castles have been crucial to the lives of many Scots, of all social stations; castles have been their paintings position, their position of worship, their military barracks, their legislations court docket, their legal, their lodge, their position of leisure or even their position of execution. hence, writer Chris Tabraham enthusiastically covers the wealthy historical past of those structures, overlaying up to whatever the human point of the Scottish fortress. during this new version, absolutely revised and up-to-date with the newest box surveys, archaeological excavations and tree-ring relationship, the booklet covers: the actual nature of castles and their altering kinds; the folk who lived, labored, prayed and died in Scotland's castles; the army position of castles highly readable and richly illustrated, this publication is for all these attracted to Scotland's historical past.
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