Medievalists.net » Castles http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Medieval Castle for Sale in France: Chateau d’Avezan http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/medieval-castle-for-sale-in-france-chateau-davezan/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/medieval-castle-for-sale-in-france-chateau-davezan/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2015 04:57:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62993 This 13th century castle in southern France is on sale for 950 000 €

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/medieval-castle-for-sale-in-france-chateau-davezan/feed/ 0 Ten Castles that Made Medieval Britain, by James Turner http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/29/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-by-james-turner/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/29/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-by-james-turner/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2015 21:15:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62879 An ebook from Medievalists.net

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/29/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-by-james-turner/feed/ 0 Hidden Complexities of the Frankish Castle http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/11/hidden-complexities-of-the-frankish-castle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/11/hidden-complexities-of-the-frankish-castle/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2015 04:51:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62465 This thesis is devoted to crusader castles and has a geographical focus on the Near Eastern regions.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/11/hidden-complexities-of-the-frankish-castle/feed/ 0 Medieval Lisbon: Castelo de São Jorge http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/10/medieval-lisbon-castelo-de-sao-jorge/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/10/medieval-lisbon-castelo-de-sao-jorge/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2015 16:07:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61688 Above Lisbon’s skyline of colourful tiled houses and red roofs lies Castelo de São Jorge, a dominating, but beautiful, 11th century fortress in the heart of this vibrant city...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/halls-hall-houses-and-tower-houses-in-medieval-ireland-disentangling-the-needlessly-entangled/feed/ 0 Medieval Fort Building 101 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/24/medieval-fort-building-101/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/24/medieval-fort-building-101/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:12:36 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61301 What does it take to build a fortification in the 10th century?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/24/medieval-fort-building-101/feed/ 0 Shell-keeps re-visited: the bailey on the motte? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/23/shell-keeps-re-visited-the-bailey-on-the-motte/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/23/shell-keeps-re-visited-the-bailey-on-the-motte/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:04:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61263 This essay revisits the historiography, history and archaeology of shell-keeps, offering a critique both of past applications of the term and of the sites themselves.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/23/shell-keeps-re-visited-the-bailey-on-the-motte/feed/ 0 Ten Castles that Made Medieval Britain: Tintagel Castle http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/22/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-tintagel-castle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/22/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-tintagel-castle/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:22:59 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61249 The bleached bones of a blasted cliff-top castle, scourged by leaping sea and howling wind, Tintagel made as much from tempered dreams as carved stone still has the power to inspire.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/22/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-tintagel-castle/feed/ 0 Szczecin: Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/20/szczecin-castle-of-the-pomeranian-dukes/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/20/szczecin-castle-of-the-pomeranian-dukes/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2015 17:19:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61170 My visit to Berlin included a quick stop across the border to Poland, to visit Szczecin and the Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/20/szczecin-castle-of-the-pomeranian-dukes/feed/ 0 Ten Castles that Made Medieval Britain: Warwick Castle http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/15/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-warwick-castle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/15/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-warwick-castle/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2015 18:43:28 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61092 Raised amidst the settling dust of the Norman Conquest, the traditional seat of the Earldom of Warwick has continually throughout its millennia long and oft glorious history fundamentally reinvented itself, making it the Madonna of medieval military architecture.

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