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Download or read book Castles of England, Scotland and Wales written by Paul Johnson and published by Orion Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: England, Scotland, and Wales together possess one of the largest and most impressive collections of castles anywhere in the world. Their names--Kenilworth, Edinburgh, Bodiam, Stirling, Tintagel--conjure images of romance, battles and intrigue. Trace each stage of the castles' development from Norman times through Plantagenet and Edwardian expansion, including their role in strengthening the coastline during the Tudor age, the appalling devastation suffered in the Civil War, and the gradual decay of the castle--and its renaissance.