The paper examines castles as fortified elite residences across various cultures and time periods, proposing an anthropological framework to understand their universality and variability. It …

Castles in Context: Power, Symbolism and Landscape, 1066-1500. Robert Liddiard The Idea of the Castle in Medieval England. Abigail Wheatley Britain's Medieval Castles. Lise E. Hull . …

It argues that while the castle's residential features seem limited, its military architecture marked a key evolution in medieval castle design, symbolizing power and serving as a statement of …

• Castle design: the nature of and reasons for changes from 1066 to the late thirteenth century. • The castle in conflict and in peace: defence and attack: the castle community: organisation, life …

Dec 20, 2016 · Supported by numerous colour photographs of the most `tangible' remains of the Middle Ages, this clearly written and very accessible study makes the most current ideas …

Dec 1, 2005 · Supported by numerous colour photographs of the most 'tangible' remains of the Middle Ages, this clearly written and very accessible study makes the most current ideas …

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The academic study of Scottish castles was born out of the flourishing of the Romantic tradition in the early 19th century. This academic study had its origins have a century earlier, when some …

Highlighting the dangers of an interpretative approach based on a myopic focus on one site for one particular period, this paper instead calls for a close examination of the wider landscape of …

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Robert Liddiard discusses the history of castle building before and after the Norman Conquest, considering the Norman and medieval definition of the castle, and he reassesses the military …

This paper explores the evolution of castle studies in Scotland, emphasizing the contextualization of castles within broader socio-economic and cultural landscapes, diverging from traditional …

The importance of the period 1250–1500 to the history of castellated buildings is most readily seen in the construction of some of the finest examples of medieval secular architecture in the …

Within this context, research has been undertaken into the number, location, distribution, nature, function and character of Cheshire’s castles built between c. 1069 and 1237 – beyond which …

Robert Liddiard discusses the history of castle building before and after the Norman Conquest, considering the Norman and medieval definition of the castle, and he reassesses the military …

This paper explores the forms, landscapes and research questions around castles in the area of the Earldom of Orkney in the 12th century. This includes as assessment of the site of Cubbie …

In his reflection of the history of castle studies, Robert Higham (2010, 6–7) drew attention to the long and complex development of the theme of castles in their landscape and settlement …