Exploring Britain’s Castles: Celebrating Britain’s
Magnificent Architectural Legacy
Donna Wood
2011, 224 pages
Nonfiction
This handsome book gives the history of Britain’s castles, why and how they were built, and includes gorgeous photographs of each castle.
The book covers the castles by region in England, Scotland and Wales, so that if you are going on a trip you can include some in your itinerary. Perhaps you’d like to plan a trip around visiting some castles?
A castle is defined in the book as a “properly fortified military residence.” These fascinating castles are enchanting to look at and also have intriguing histories.
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