The Castles of Henry VIII
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The Castles of Henry VIII

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The Castles of Henry VIII

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In the last years of his reign Henry VIII needed a radically modern system of defence to protect England and its new Church. Anticipating a foreign onslaught from Catholic Europe after his split from Rome, Henry energetically began construction of more than 20 stone forts to protect England's major ports and estuaries. Aided by excellent illustrations, Peter Harrington explores the departure from artillery-vulnerable medieval castle designs, to the low, sturdy stone fortresses inspired by European ideas. He explains the scientific care taken to select sites for these castles, and the transition from medieval to modern in this last surge of English castle construction.

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Year
2013
ISBN
9781472803801
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Chronology
  6. Design and development
  7. The principles of defence
  8. A tour of the sites
  9. The living sites
  10. The castles in war
  11. An assessment of the castles
  12. Aftermath
  13. Visiting the castles today
  14. Bibliography
  15. Glossary
  16. Related Titles
  17. Imprint