Alfred Harvey

The Castles and Walled Towns of England Alfred Harvey

Originally published in 1911. The illustrated contents include: The English Castle, Origin and Development - Geographical and Topographical Positions - The Norman Castle with Rectangular Keeps - Castles with Shell Keeps - The Circular Keep or Juliet - Keepless Castles - The Concentric Castle - Later Castles - Mural Defences of English Walled Towns - List of English Castles etc. Many of the earliest history books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.