Exploring English Castles (eBook)

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

Edd Morris (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2015
272 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-63450-009-8 (ISBN)

Infos

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 countrysidea 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, and intrigue, played out within formerly majestic walls.Uncover the secret of Bodiam Castle, Sussexa fortress seemingly from a fairy tale, built for a knight returning from the Hundred Years War. Discover how Mary Tudor, first queen of England, took refuge in Framlingham Castle, Suffolk, overturning a wily plot to deny her the throne. Unearth a delicate love story between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, which unfolds against the genteel backdrop of Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire.Filled with evocative photographs, awe-inspiring historical tales, and gentle humor, Exploring English Castles will delight any armchair historian, travel aficionado, or fan of historical fiction.

Autor

Dr. Edd Morris is a British writer who was born in rural England. His website, exploring-castles.com, is one of the web’s favorite destinations about castles, entertaining more than a third of a million individuals every year. He resides in London, England.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.4.2015
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Bildbände
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: Almanacs • Alnwick • America • ancient civilizations • Anglophile • Architecture • Atlas • Atlases • beaumaris • bodiam • books on almanacs • books on architectures • books on atlases • books on british histories • books on british worlds • books on buildings • books on central images • books on coffee tables • books on conways • books on eyewitnesses • books on fortresses • books on loires • books on medieval eras • books on middle ages • books on mottes • books on rococos • books on ruins books on structures • books on towers • books on wales • books on weaponries • Britain • British history • British Royalty • british world • browsing • buildings • central image • coffee table • Concentric • Conway • cross sections • cross-sections • double-page spread • Europe • eyewitness • Floor plans • Fortresses • framlingham • Germany • harlech • history alive • inhabited • isles • Japan • Kings • Leeds Castle • Loire • medieval era • medieval times • Middle Ages • monarchs • Motte • National Geographic • Peritext • photography • Pinterest • Queens • Rococo • Scotland • structures ruins • Tower • two-page spreads • Wales • weaponry • Yale
• ISBN-10: 1-63450-009-1 / 1634500091
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63450-009-8 / 9781634500098