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The Scottish Castles Story (Story series)
Marc Alexander
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Description for The Scottish Castles Story (Story series)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 80 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AMKL; HBJD1; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 186 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
The castle is an evocative structure, no matter its setting, and this is no truer than in Scotland, where the multitude of castles reflect the country's turbulent history: its many conflicts and skirmishes, whether against invaders from the north, the English to the south or between clans. Castle building reflected the dual needs to control a population and protect against rebellion and invaders. They have been the scenes for some of the most dramatic deeds in British history throughout war and political confl ict and, of course, without the strategic and psychological effect of castles the feudal system would have ... Read more
The castle is an evocative structure, no matter its setting, and this is no truer than in Scotland, where the multitude of castles reflect the country's turbulent history: its many conflicts and skirmishes, whether against invaders from the north, the English to the south or between clans. Castle building reflected the dual needs to control a population and protect against rebellion and invaders. They have been the scenes for some of the most dramatic deeds in British history throughout war and political confl ict and, of course, without the strategic and psychological effect of castles the feudal system would have ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752491110
SKU
V9780752491110
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Marc Alexander
Marc Alexanderis a consultant editor of Heritage Magazine and formany years he contributed a regular history column to Majesty magazine. He has writtenmore than 60books, including Britain's Royal Heritage, ACompanion to Folklore, Myths & Customs of Britain, and A Companion to the Royal Heritage of Britain.
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