Anglo-Norman CastlesRobert Liddiard Wide-ranging studies offer an in-depth analysis of castle-building 11th - 12th centuries and place castles within their broader social and political context. The castles of the eleventh and twelfth centuries remain among the most visible symbols of the Anglo-Norman world. This collection brings together for the first time some of the most significant articles in castle studies, with contributions from experts in history, archaeology and historic buildings. Contributors: ANN WILLIAMS, RICHARD EALES, DEREK RENN, LAWRENCE BUTLER, ROBERT HIGHAM, MARJORIE CHIBNALL, R.ALLEN BROWN, CHARLES COULSON, SIDNEY PAINTER, FREDERICK C. SUPPE, GRANT G. SIMPSON, BRUCE WEBSTER, J.R. KENYON, THOMAS McNEILL, T.A. HESLOP, PHILIP DIXON, PAMELA MARSHALL, JOHN BLAIR, CHARLES COULSON, ROBERT LIDDIARD |
Contents
Introduction 1 | 11 |
456 | 27 |
Royal power and castles in Norman England | 41 |
two sidelights from the Bayeux Tapestry | 69 |
The origins of the honour of Richmond and its castles | 91 |
a reassessment | 105 |
Orderic Vitalis on castles | 119 |
Royal castlebuilding in England 11541216 | 133 |
Castle Guard and the Castlery of Clun | 211 |
Charter evidence and the distribution of mottes in Scotland | 223 |
Distribution of castles recorded by 1249 | 229 |
NormannoWelsh castle warfare c 1075 to 1240 | 247 |
2 | 262 |
nostalgia and sophisticated living | 273 |
2 | 281 |
a reassessment | 297 |
The castles of the anarchy | 179 |
the east face of the keep seen from | 194 |
Wolvesey Palace Winchester Hants | 201 |
Castleguard | 203 |
The impact of Bouvines upon the fortresspolicy of Philip Augustus | 357 |
Select Bibliography | 389 |
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