{"product_id":"castles","title":"Castles","description":"From the author of The Norman Conquest and A Great and Terrible King comes a sweeping and stunning history of the most magnificent castles in Britain.\n\nBeginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris explores many of the country’s most famous castles, as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples.\n\nAt times this is an epic tale, driven by characters like William the Conqueror, King John and Edward I, full of sieges and conquest on an awesome scale. But it is also by turns an intimate story of less eminent individuals, whose adventures, struggles and ambitions were reflected in the fortified residences they constructed. Be it ever so grand or ever so humble, a castle was first and foremost a home.\n\nTo understand castles—who built them, who lived in them, and why—is to understand the forces that shaped medieval Britain.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1681773597\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1681773597.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Morris, Marc\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41897866395706,"sku":"DBV.1681773597.G","price":13.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1681773597-0.jpg?v=1793935216","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/castles","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}