This paperback edition of a book first published in hardback in 2002 is a fascinating and provocative study which looks at castles in a new light, using the the

"The last decade has seen a revolution in our understanding of the castle. Previously scholars have viewed it as essentially a military structure: a building wh

A collection of the most significant articles in castle studies, with contributions from scholars in history, archaeology, historic buildings and landscape arch

"Billy Colfer's Wexford Castles expands the Irish Landscapes series by taking a thematic approach, while still staying loyal to the central landscape focus. Rat

In this detailed study, Liddiard examines the processes and factors which determined the number, distribution and location of castles and considers how a castle