Britain's Medieval Castles
- ISBN-10
- 0275984141
- ISBN-13
- 9780275984144
- Category
- Architecture, Medieval
- Pages
- 218
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Lise Hull
Description
Lise Hull takes the reader on a cultural and historical tour of Britain's medieval castles, with a special emphasis on how these structures evolved to serve their inhabitants' changing military and political needs.
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