The Castles of Henry VIII
by Harrington, Peter
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- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 1846031303
- ISBN 13
- 9781846031304
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About This Item
Osprey Pub Co, 2007. New book, 64 pages, FOR066. In the last years of his reign, Henry VIII needed a radically modern system of defence to protect England and its new Church. Anticipating a foreign onslaught from Catholic Europe after his split from Rome, Henry energetically began construction of more than 20 stone forts to protect England's major ports and estuaries. Aided by excellent illustrations, Peter Harrington explores the departure from artillery-vulnerable medieval castle designs, to the low, sturdy stone fortresses inspired by European ideas. He explains the scientific care taken to select sites for these castles, and the transition from medieval to modern in this last surge of English castle construction.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Delf, Brian. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Peter Harrington runs the photographic collection of the Anne S.K. Brown University Library in Providence, Rhode Island. He is a well respected military writer and is author of a number of works. The author lives in Providence, RI.
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- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007299
- Title
- The Castles of Henry VIII
- Author
- Harrington, Peter
- Illustrator
- Delf, Brian
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1846031303
- ISBN 13
- 9781846031304
- Publisher
- Osprey Pub Co
- Place of Publication
- Botley
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- HENRY VIII FORTRESS
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