Medieval Castles
- ISBN-10
- 0313325251
- ISBN-13
- 9780313325250
- Series
- Medieval Castles
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Marilyn Stokstad
Description
Combines original documents in English translation and interpretive essays to examine the role of the castle in medieval society.
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