(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of North Texas Press,U.S., ISBN-13: 9781574419986)
Since ancient times societies have employed outposts to secure new frontiers. The Presidio of San Francisco, founded in 1776, offers a classic case study of this phenomenon. Under the flags of Spain, Mexico, and the United States, this bastion by th...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Dec-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: White Star, ISBN-13: 9788854421783)
Let yourself be transported by the beauty of royal palaces and castles: find your next destination by leafing through the pages of this breathtaking photo book dedicated to the most evocative residences in the world!A volume dedicated...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 11-Nov-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: St Martin's Press, ISBN-13: 9781250330284)
The inspiring story behind the ten Americans newly chosen to represent U.S. military bases previously named for Confederate soldiers, told by two members of the Naming Commission that selected them. In 2020, the United States Congress, in an unprece...Loe edasi...
Oxfordshires strategic position in the Thames Valley has meant that the county boasts many historic sites of battles, sieges, hillforts, castles, airfields, anti-invasion defences, barracks and munitions plants. All are described in this book and pl...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Aug-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781803999982)
Tales from the Tower of London A history of the building itself, told through the stories of the people, royal and common, good and bad, heroes and villains, who lived and died there. This book presents a microcosm of human e...Loe edasi...
Some of the worlds most romantic castles are found in the Celtic nations. Castles of Scotland, Ireland & Wales celebrates the stories behind more than 100 strongholds. In these we find tales of religious dissent, of English Parliamentarian...Loe edasi...
An engaging exploration of the history of the castles of Scotland. Will appeal to all those who wish to know more about the history of the country as well as those interested in the story of its castles. The story of Scotland’s castles is wov...Loe edasi...
At one time, Scotland was home to more than 4,000 castles. It’s an extraordinary number for such a small country and today, around 3,000 still stand.Some are world famous, others have inspired great works of literature, while others have lit up the s...Loe edasi...
Be transported through time with this wonderful guidebook to Britains 60 best castles, and 60 delightful walks from and around them. Be transported through time with this wonderful guidebook to Britains 60 best castles, and 60...Loe edasi...
Sari: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Exhibition Catalogs
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Jan-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691267883)
A beautifully illustrated exploration of the famed palace-city that was once the heart of Islamic Spain Madinat al-Zahra, a tenth-century palace-city on the western outskirts of Córdoba, Spain, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands as...Loe edasi...
New Scottish Style is a collation of spaces that represent a rejuvenated Scottish vernacular that has emerged over the past twenty years. Something is happening in Scotland—a new confidence—and inspirational voices are redefinin...Loe edasi...
Gazetteer of over 500 hundred surviving Scottish Castles.Discover the castles of Scotland, from early motte and bailey earthworks and impressive walled enclosures to the many tower houses that dot the landscape. Castles were built in increa...Loe edasi...
Versailles seen from the sky is dreamlike. First to experience this remarkable sight on September 19, 1783, were three passengers aboard the worlds first hot-air balloon flight: a sheep, a duck, and a chicken. These animals rose up into the sky in f...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Aug-2024, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780750994095)
A gazetteer and history of the countys castles, monuments and towers Much more than an excellent gazetteer, an engaging history using contemporary sources shows whose hands the defence of the Anglo-Scottish border was in while Henry VIII was...Loe edasi...
The King and His Fortresses describes Prussian fortifications during the reign of Frederick the Great - the historical background, the experience of attacking the fortresses captured by the Prussian king, and the theory of fortification. At the book’...Loe edasi...
Spread across the medieval kingdom of England in a network of often formidable strongholds, castles, like cathedrals, are defining landmarks of their age, dominating their settings, in many cases even to this day. By representing an essential aspect...Loe edasi...
Between 1639 and 1660, more than 1,000 places across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales were fortified. These included towns and villages, castles and manor houses, as well as new places of strength. They ranged in complexity from the simple streng...Loe edasi...
Sieges dominated the English Civil Wars: one study suggests that for every major battle there were perhaps as many as eight sieges, and probably more than 200 towns, castles, and country homes in England were besieged. However, sieges and fortificati...Loe edasi...
Sari: Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Oct-2023, Hardback, Kirjastus: The Boydell Press, ISBN-13: 9781783277575)
This book draws on architectural and archaeological analysis to consider the form, function, use and meaning of late medieval lodging ranges.While we know a great deal about most elements of the late medieval great house, we understand very l...Loe edasi...
The Wars of the Roses is one of the most dramatic and fascinating periods in medieval history. Much has been written about the leading personalities, bitter dynastic rivalries, political intrigues, and the rapid change of fortune on the battlefields...Loe edasi...
The often-overlooked history of the German-Jewish refugee children of Gwrych Castle. In 1939, several German Jewish refugee children, traveling on the Kindertransport, found themselves in Abergele, North Wales. Would this be their temp...Loe edasi...
From Europe to Haiti, from India to Japan, Castles of the World explores forts, strongholds, towers and citadels from the ancient world up to the 20th century. Arranged chronologically, each entry includes a striking colour photograph and expert text...Loe edasi...
From Tintagel Castle in Cornwall to Skibo Castle in the Scottishhighlands, Horrible Histories: Crackin Castles covers the historyof Britain from the time of the Romans to the London Blitz. Filledwith adventure, danger, magic, sieges, treachery, spie...Loe edasi...
The Edwardian castles of north Wales were built by a Savoyard master mason, but also by many other artisans from Savoy. The Edwardian castles of north Wales were built by a Savoyard master mason, but also by many other artisans from Savoy. Wh...Loe edasi...
Richard Barber, Brian Dix, Jim Leary, Oliver Creighton, Joshua Pollard
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Aug-2022, Hardback, Kirjastus: The Boydell Press, ISBN-13: 9781783271863)
The Marlborough Mound has recently been recognised as one of the most important monuments in the group around Stonehenge. It was also a medieval castle and a feature in a major 17th century garden. This is the first comprehensive history of this extr...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: The Lilliput Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781843519997)
Covering some 150 sites, each photographed by Robert OByrne, The Irish Aesthete: Buildings of Ireland, Known and Unknown serves as the ideal guide for anyone travelling Ireland in search of our rich architectural heritage. ...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: John Donald, ISBN-13: 9780859767460)
In 1985, Tilquhillie Castle, in the picturesque Royal Deeside region in Aberdeenshire, was a ruinous Z-plan Scottish tower house. Originally built in the middle of the sixteenth century for the important local Douglas family, it had been derelict for...Loe edasi...
Scotland boasts hundreds of castles from many different periods of history. This jigsaw features over 25 famous Scottish castles from all parts of the country, all attractively and realistically illustrated and superimposed on a map of the country....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of North Texas Press,U.S., ISBN-13: 9781574419986)
Since ancient times societies have employed outposts to secure new frontiers. The Presidio of San Francisco, founded in 1776, offers a classic case study of this phenomenon. Under the flags of Spain, Mexico, and the United States, this bastion by th...Loe edasi...
In 1277, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Gwynedd, met with Edward I of England in Aberconwy to finalise a treaty that would change the fate of both nations. His hand forced by Edward’s invasion earlier that year, Llywelyn’s acceptance of the terms co...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Dec-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: White Star, ISBN-13: 9788854421783)
Let yourself be transported by the beauty of royal palaces and castles: find your next destination by leafing through the pages of this breathtaking photo book dedicated to the most evocative residences in the world!A volume dedicated...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 11-Nov-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: St Martin's Press, ISBN-13: 9781250330284)
The inspiring story behind the ten Americans newly chosen to represent U.S. military bases previously named for Confederate soldiers, told by two members of the Naming Commission that selected them. In 2020, the United States Congress, in an unprece...Loe edasi...
Edinburgh Castle is one of Scotlands great historic landmarks, standing on a volcanic crag occupied since the Bronze Age. A medieval royal castle which was a major residence for Scottish royalty for centuries, it remains a centre of royal and milita...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Sep-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Century, ISBN-13: 9781529963939)
Join Lady Carnarvon as she exclusively reveals into the daily rhythms, seasonal changes and timeless traditions of one of Britain’s most iconic stately homes. Built in a bygone era, Highclere Castle and its surrounding five-thousand-...Loe edasi...
Oxfordshires strategic position in the Thames Valley has meant that the county boasts many historic sites of battles, sieges, hillforts, castles, airfields, anti-invasion defences, barracks and munitions plants. All are described in this book and pl...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Aug-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781803999982)
Tales from the Tower of London A history of the building itself, told through the stories of the people, royal and common, good and bad, heroes and villains, who lived and died there. This book presents a microcosm of human e...Loe edasi...
Some of the worlds most romantic castles are found in the Celtic nations. Castles of Scotland, Ireland & Wales celebrates the stories behind more than 100 strongholds. In these we find tales of religious dissent, of English Parliamentarian...Loe edasi...
In 1999, Barholm Castle in Galloway had lain ruinous and derelict for over two hundred years when Janet Brennan-Inglis and her husband John bought it as a restoration project. This book tells the history of Barholm Castle and the McCulloch family wh...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 08-Jul-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN-13: 9781517917920)
A compelling treatise on the relationship between power and enclosureFortress Power presents a genealogy of fortification as a material and political technology intent on obstruction, tracing its implementation across battlefi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 08-Jul-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN-13: 9781517917937)
A compelling treatise on the relationship between power and enclosureFortress Power presents a genealogy of fortification as a material and political technology intent on obstruction, tracing its implementation across battlefi...Loe edasi...
An engaging exploration of the history of the castles of Scotland. Will appeal to all those who wish to know more about the history of the country as well as those interested in the story of its castles. The story of Scotland’s castles is wov...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Deutscher Kunstverlag, ISBN-13: 9783422804241)
High above the wine-growing town of Freyburg on the Unstrut River rises Neuenburg Castle, founded around 1090 by the Thuringian count Ludwig the Jumper and sister castle to the Wartburg. As the Landgraves of Thuringia rose to power, Neuenburg became...Loe edasi...
At one time, Scotland was home to more than 4,000 castles. It’s an extraordinary number for such a small country and today, around 3,000 still stand.Some are world famous, others have inspired great works of literature, while others have lit up the s...Loe edasi...
An Introduction to the Heritage Buildings of Kuala Lumpur takes you on a journey through the citys rich architectural heritage, uncovering 30 remarkable examples of historic landmarks, colonial structures and cultural monuments that narrate the sto...Loe edasi...
An Introduction to the Heritage Buildings of Singapore unveils the beautiful tapestry of Singapores architectural heritage, featuring 30 of its finest buildings and an illustrated list of over 20 notable structures. With a detailed map of key...Loe edasi...
An Introduction to the Heritage Buildings of Bangkok showcases 30 of Bangkoks finest heritage buildings, each with its own story to tell, alongside over 20 additional must-see structures within the city. By bringing to life the history, visio...Loe edasi...
