Exploring English Castles Evocative, Romantic, and Mysterious True Tales of the Kings and Queens of the British Isles

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A guide to some of the most historical and picturesque castles in England for romantics and Anglophiles alike.Castles have shaped England. For almost one thousand years, castles have been the settings of siege and battle, dens of plotting and intrigue, and refuges for troubled kings. Today, the romantic yet ruinous shapes of once grand fortresses stud the English countryside—a reminder of turbulent times past.Exploring English Castles provides readers with a breathtaking tour through the grandest castles of England. It brings ruins to life through true stories of royalty, chivalry, deception,;Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction: A Note for Castle Explorers; 1066: A Story of Castles and Conquest; Built to Bristle: Attacking and Defending a Medieval Castle; Decline and Decay: The End of an Era; The Castles; Life in a Medieval Castle: Goodrich; Dover Castle and the Cult of a Murdered Archbishop; Tintagel Castle, and the Legend of King Arthur; Forty Fat Pigs, and the Siege of Rochester Castle; The Puzzle at the Heart of Bodiam Castle; The Siege of Corfe Castle, and the Might of Lady Mary Bankes; The Fall of Earl Thomas, and the Ruin of Dunstanburgh Castle