In this engaging book Matthew Johnson looks 'behind the castle gate' to discover the truth about castles in England at the end of the Middle Ages. Traditional studies have seen castles as compromises between the needs of comfort and of defence, and as statements of wealth or pow…
"Behind the Castle Gate brings castles alive as well as the people who lived in, worked on and modified them. Combining ground-breaking scholarship with fascinating narratives this book will be read avidly by all with an interest in castles."--Jacket
In this engaging book Matthew Johnson looks 'behind the castle gate' to discover the truth about castles in England at the end of the Middle Ages. Traditional studies have seen castles as compromises between the needs of comfort and of defence, and as statements of wealth or pow…
A Welsh castle is used as a model in this exploration of the feudal system and description of everyday life. Annotation. "The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books."--Time
Describes conditions and everyday life in a medieval castle. Centers on the twelfth-century fortress of Chepstow on the Welsh border.
"The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books."--Time
From Publisher: The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books --Time.
A Welsh castle is used as a model in this exploration of the feudal system and description of everyday life. Annotation. "The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books."--Time
Describes conditions and everyday life in a medieval castle. Centers on the twelfth-century fortress of Chepstow on the Welsh border.
