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Castles in Medieval Society: Fortresses in England, France, and Ireland in the Central Middle Ages by Charles L. H. Coulson (, Honorary Research Fellow School of History, University of Kent) at Abbey's Bookshop,
Castles in Medieval Society: Fortresses in England, France, and Ireland in the Central Middle Ages
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Charles L. H. Coulson (, Honorary Research Fellow School of History, University of Kent)

Castles in Medieval Society

Fortresses in England, France, and Ireland in the Central Middle Ages

Charles L. H. Coulson (, Honorary Research Fellow School of History, University of Kent)

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English
Oxford University Press
01 March 2003
Castles & fortifications; European history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Social & cultural history
In this challenging new book Charles Coulson overturns many of the traditional assumptions about the nature and purpose of castle-building in the middle ages. He demolishes the traditional belief that castles were overwhelmingly military in their function, showing how this was simply one aspect of a more complicated whole.

He sets out to recreate the medieval understanding of castles as symbolically fortified places of all kinds, from ancient walled post-Roman towns and prestigious religious enclaves to transitory campaign forts. Going back to the original sources, Dr Coulson proposes a new and more subtle understanding of the function and symbolism of castles as well as vivid insights into the lives of the people who inhabited them. Fortresses were only occasionally caught up in war, but constantly were central to the ordinary life of all classes: of the nobility and gentry, of widows and heiresses, of prelates and clergy, of peasantry and townspeople alike. Castles in Medieval Society presents and explores this broad social panorama.
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Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 241mm,  Width: 162mm,  Spine: 30mm
Weight:   777g
ISBN:   9780198208242
ISBN 10:   0198208243
Pages:   454
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Castles in Medieval Society: Fortresses in England, France, and Ireland in the Central Middle Ages

...There can be no doubt that this is an important, agenda-setting work...nobody with any interest in the medieval castle can afford to ignore it.


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