Castles of the Celtic Lands
Author: Rodney Castleden
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780760779378
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis beautifully photographed book celebrates 60 of the grandest and most historically significant castles.
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Celtic Guide May 2015
Author: James McQuiston
Publisher:
Published: 2015-04-29
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781511959827
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInside this lovely little issue you will read of many castles and cathedrals throughout Celtic lands. Articles include: Paisley Abbey, Castles In The Neolithic, Castle Coch: Wales' Fairytale Castle, Shadows Of Sterling: A Poem, Eilean Donan Castle, Doune Castle, Celtic Stonework In America, Castles In The Air, On Sacred Ground. And, your favorite regular columns return: this "Postcard from Obie" features Blackrock Castle, "The Archivist's Corner" explores Scotland's Haunted Castles, and "Henceforth Tales" discusses the Scottish surname of Leslie. There are many other great stories inside this issue to keep you glued to the pages, so let's get on with it!
Life in a Medieval Castle
Author: Tony McAleavy
Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9781592700059
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn excellent overview of the Middle Ages.
Celtic Castles
Author: Martin J. Dougherty
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781782746270
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSome of the most romantic castles in the world are found in the British Isles and Ireland. These strongholds may now largely be ruined, but in their dilapidation they have gained an air of mystery and beauty. The people they once protected are gone, the borders they guarded have dissolved, the fragile communities and wooden buildings that built up around them have been dismantled. Only the castles, centuries on, remain - proof of how robustly they were constructed in the first place. From the tip of southern Ireland to northern Scotland, from castles maintained over the centuries to ones that are now mere ruins, Celtic Castles celebrates the stories behind more than 100 strongholds. In these we find tales of religious dissent, of English Parliamentarians attacking Irish Catholic refuges, of warring Scottish clans, of the English and Scots fighting over Scottish independence. And in the buildings we find such curiosities as Britain's only triangular castle or the hiding place for the Scottish crown jewels. With 150 outstanding colour photographs, Celtic Castles is a brilliant pictorial examination of worlds gone by.
Shell Guide to Reading the Celtic Landscapes
Author: Richard Muir
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Castles of Britain and Ireland
Author: Rodney Castleden
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2014-08-19
Total Pages: 668
ISBN-13: 1623655439
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo many, medieval castles are the essence of Britain and Ireland's fascinating past. Immersed in history and centuries old, each one tells a story of Kings, Queens and feuding lords; war and bloody conflict; treason, revenge and murder. In Castles of Britain and Ireland, Rodney Castleden weaves a fascinating and detailed narrative of 115 of the grandest and most historically significant castles in the British Isles, including Balmoral in Scotland, Bunratty in Ireland, Caernarfon in Wales and St Michael's Mount in England. As well as the details of the construction, function, and often the destruction of these magnificent buildings, each chapter also tells the human stories behind these ancient walls, with fascinating details of everyday life within.
Conquest
Author: David Day
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012-10-01
Total Pages: 511
ISBN-13: 0199987017
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this bold, sweeping book, David Day surveys the ways in which one nation or society has supplanted another, and then sought to justify its occupation - for example, the English in Australia and North America, the Normans in England, the Spanish in Mexico, the Japanese in Korea, the Chinese in Tibet. Human history has been marked by territorial aggression and expanion, an endless cycle of ownership claims by dominant cultures over territory occupied by peoples unable to resist their advance. Day outlines the strategies, violent and subtle, such dominant cultures have used to stake and bolster their claims - by redrawing maps, rewriting history, recourse to legal argument, creative renaming, use of foundation stories, tilling of the soil, colonization and of course outright subjugation and even genocide. In the end the claims they make reveal their own sense of identity and self-justifying place in the world. This will be an important book, an accessible and captivating macro-narrative about empire, expansion, and dispossession.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
Author: Clifford J. Rogers
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 1798
ISBN-13: 0195334035
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis set is an excellent companion to J. R. Strayer's edited Dictionary of the Middle Ages (CH, Nov'87; Supplement I, ed. by W. C. Jordan, CH, Sep'04, 42-0044). The focus on warfare allows the editors to offer larger entries on major topics (e.g., "Agincourt," "Crusades," "Feudalism") and introduce many complementary topics. The editors are concerned with Europe; they expand coverage into Asia or Africa only because of the connection to medieval Europe. Coverage also includes an abundance of entries pertaining to Central and Eastern Europe. Most of the 1,000-plus entries are about a page in length, but a few approach 50 pages. Medium and large-size entries, such as "Chivalry," "Germany," and "Slavic Lands," discuss primary sources and very valuable historiographies. A thorough index helps readers locate the Knights Templar under "Orders, Military, Levantine Orders." Cross-references and bibliographies follow each of the signed entries. Locating reliable and scholarly information on the Knights Templar and Vlad Tepes (Dracula) is tricky. Some of the bibliographies include sources in foreign languages. For example, the references for the Black Army of Hungary are in Hungarian. Noticeably missing are entries for the many wars. This set is particularly suited to research libraries. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; general readers. General Readers; Lower-division Undergraduates; Upper-division Undergraduates; Graduate Students; Researchers/Faculty; Professionals/Practitioners. Reviewed by W. M. Fontane.
The Wilmington Giant
Author: Rodney Castleden
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 1471768872
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first book to have been written about the Long Man of Wilmington. Many different theories about the Long Man's origins are discussed and evaluated. The book is a guide to the history and archaeology of the Giant's Downland setting, and will appeal to everyone who loves the landscape, heritage, history and lore of the South Downs. An expanded version of the 1983 edition, which has been described in a review as 'a modern antiquarian classic'. 258 pages, 96 black and white illustrations.
A Pocket Guide to Irish Castles
Author: Fiona Biggs
Publisher: Gill & Company
Published: 2019-02-22
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780717179404
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe stories of Ireland's best-known castles. Majestic and magnificent, designed to both intimidate and inspire, castles are a common feature across Ireland's landscape, with over 1000 examples remaining - some intact, some in ruins, all awesome. This book celebrates the most popular Irish castles, from the Norman fortress of Bunratty to the five-star splendour of Ashford, from medieval Malahide to dramatic Dunluce, as well as introducing you to some of Ireland's most famous castle owners such as Grace O'Malley (Rockfleet) and W.B. Yeats (Thoor Ballylea).
