Found inside – Page 5Approaches to Castle Design and Construction in the Middle Ages Malcolm ... It isn't always easy, then, to determine a particular craftsman's role from ... Found inside – Page 125A rich expression of post - medieval design developed there as well , creating its own unique architectural traditions . ... The house is a simple , hall - and - parlor layout , a plan that denotes both strength and simplicity ; its roots in the ordinary architecture of medieval England are easy to ... Bacon ' s Castle rises two - stories and its remarkable molded brickwork includes some unusual ornamental features ... Found insideThis volume includes discussions on the castle’s history, architecture, material culture, and the archaeological work carried out at Montfort. Found inside – Page 15The Great Buildings of Medieval Times David Hilliam ... with battlements , raised walls with intervening open spaces , making it easy to shoot and hide . Found inside – Page 789The National Park is within easy access of the Midlands and North West England , and attracts large numbers of visitors ... The northernmost of the coastal settlements , Llandudno , is a 19th - century resort town of spacious layout , and characterized by numerous large hotels . Conwy and Caernarfon both boast medieval castles of outstanding importance and within their town walls both still exhibit a ... Found inside – Page 204As we have seen , in some castles they were constructed like clerestory ... enveloped in ornament that it is easy to overlook this basic structure . Found inside – Page 323Prisons did exist in medieval castles , but there is a tendency to ... to recognise the advantages of a simple , rectangular layout , in which the curtain ... Found inside – Page 63The overall layout of a castle depended on the needs, preferences, wealth, and grandiosity of the lord who built it. Nonetheless, most medieval castles in ... Found inside – Page 8552 Both structures were oddly aligned in relation to the street - grid , though it is not easy to discern which was primary , the streets or the early ... The forum almost certainly lay in the area of High Street , about the junction with Guildhall Street , but its plan cannot be ... may lie beneath the medieval castle on rising ground . When Ms. Frizzle and her student Arnold follow an underground passage beneath Craig's Castle Shop and find themselves in the middle of a siege of a 12th century English castle, they learn a great deal about both castles and the Middle Ages. Found inside – Page 114While many of them are the characteristically medieval mottes ( with or ... of a less sophisticated nature , relicts of an earlier style of castle design . Kids will be much more engaged and satisfied after spending the day doing hands-on coloring activities than they would be staring at a lifeless screen. This coloring book will surely entertain your little ones and keep them busy for hours. With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town. Found inside – Page 12Castles . New York : Scholastic Inc. , 1993 . This “ First Discovery Book ” provides a very simple view of medieval times . Easy to read with colorful pictures . Nonfiction . Easy Aldred , David . Castles and Cathedrals : The Architecture of Power . Young readers can explore a castle's features, architectural details, and hidden rooms through this comprehensive guide to the structure and the people that lived in it that includes a layered 3-D model. Found insideThe first two lines were easy enough to decipher. It was not uncommon in medieval times for castles to have secret passages. These passages were used mainly ... Castles, Battles, and Bombs reconsiders key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics—with dramatically insightful results. Found inside – Page 83... the latest trends in castle architecture in his magnificent new castle, ... open areas into which the enemy is 'lured' which are open to easy attack by ... Found inside – Page 28Things are never that simple; analysis of late medieval mentalities can never be reduced to either/or comparisons or easy reference to a 'range of ... Found inside – Page 92Deal Castle by its assured and concentrated use of the design elements ... and the so- phisticated defense systems of medieval castles had become obsolete. Found inside – Page 17rectangular keep were relatively easy to destroy by a battering ram or siege ... as no two castles were exactly alike.21 Their design depended on many ... Found inside – Page 96Although often impressive, most obviously so in the case of his castle at ... stimulated a major transformation of English castle design in the north. Found insideNot many historians could have done it' - Jonathan Sumption, Spectator 'Tyerman's book is fascinating not just for what it has to tell us about the Crusades, but for the mirror it holds up to today's religious extremism' - Tom Holland, ... Found insideToday, the romantic yet ruinous shapes of once grand fortresses stud the English countryside—a reminder of turbulent times past. Exploring English Castles provides readers with a breathtaking tour through the grandest castles of England. Adolescent sexuality and male friendship are two of the themes that pervade this collection, along with the more familiar topics of love, death and religion. Featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary. Lepore’s life of Jane Franklin, with its strikingly original vantage on her remarkable brother, is at once a wholly different account of the founding of the United States and one of the great untold stories of American history and letters ... Focusing on Chepstow, an English castle that survived the turbulent Middle Ages with a relative lack of violence, the book offers an exquisite portrait of what day-to-day life was actually like during the era, and of the key role the castle ... Found inside – Page 176The 1786 map can help us again here (Figure 111). ... while either the south curtain, or its post-medieval replacement, formed the southern edge of the ... Learn how to tell a crenel from a merlon and how to defend against an invading army - this book has everything you need to know to design your own medieval castle!TreeTops inFact is an exciting non-fiction series for children aged 7-11. Found insideIn Castle Builders, Malcolm Hislop looks at the hugely popular subject of castles from the unusual perspective of design and construction. Found inside – Page 567fortification in the early 13th century and, as one of the first fully concentric castles, it was to have a pro- found influence on subsequent castle design ... Found insideBut rather than providing step-by-step instructions, the book includes helpful photography from every angle that shows you how to achieve the look, adapt it to your build, and make it your own. Medieval history comes alive in Frances and Joseph Gies’s Life in a Medieval City, used as a research resource by George R. R. Martin in creating the world of A Game of Thrones. This is a startling memoir of a successful journalist's journey from the deserted and dusty mining towns of the American Southwest, to an antique filled apartment on Park Avenue. This fascinating book explores the life and thought of the Middle Ages with particular emphasis on the influence of the castle, a military society with all its faults and virtues. The Haynes Medieval Castle Manual explores the background story to castle construction in Medieval Europe, showing that castles had both a domestic and defensive function. Found insideThe classic children's story about a young boy, his toy castle, and a magical adventure that reveals the true meaning of courage When his beloved caretaker Mrs. Collect all of the official Minecraft books: Minecraft: The Island Minecraft: The Crash Minecraft: The Lost Journals Minecraft: The Survivors’ Book of Secrets Minecraft: Exploded Builds: Medieval Fortress Minecraft: Guide to Exploration ... Found inside – Page 352Equally significant and windows as at Wingfield , Tutbury Castle , and Eton ... The brick vaulting in the Except for the rooms on the southwest side which ... Found inside – Page 203Supporting a wall on one of these arcs it would be easy getting the prototype layout of a medieval palace with a sala or main room and a cambra de paraments ... Found insideSome fragments of this medieval rendering can still be seen on the walls. ... from these vantage points it is easy to appreciate the castle's layout. Looks at why the Normans built castles, what life in the castles were like, how their design developed, and the types of castles built in other areas of the world. Discover the best of Germany with this indispensable travel guide. Found inside – Page 107Maqueda Castle was situated southwest ... Intercourse between European and Arab civilizations was constant, and new ideas developed ... This book is not authorized, sponsored, endorsed or licensed by Mojang AB. The trademark Minecraft is owned by Mojang AB; and other company names and/or trademarks mentioned in this book are the property of their respective companies and ... 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