Drawing on the new research of his day, Charles Henry Ashdown traces castle building in Britain from primitive earthworks and Norman motte-and-bailey sites to the great stone keeps and concentric fortresses. He explains walls, gatehouses, wooden hoardings, machicolations and the methods of siege, with many line drawings and continental comparisons such as Coucy.
A clear, well-illustrated introduction for anyone curious how a medieval castle actually worked. Download the free EPUB.