NEWSLETTER #10: EDWARD I AND THE CASTLES THAT MADE BRITAIN
In the fourth exclusive extract from my new book Powers & Thrones, we look at how Edward 'Longshanks' used huge stone fortresses to project his royal will deep into enemy lands
This week, protestors tried in Scotland tried to storm the gates of Edinburgh Castle. Although they were easily turfed out, they showed what a powerful hold medieval castles still have on our imaginations. In this extract from my forthcoming book, Powers & Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages, we look at the greatest medieval castle-builder of them…
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