Architecture: castles and fortifications

No building has been more intimately involved in the story of Britain than the Tower of London - a mighty, brooding stronghold in the very heart of the capital.

The Edwardian castles of north Wales were built by a Savoyard master mason, but also by many other artisans from Savoy.

The Edwardian castles of north Wales were built by a Savoyard master mason, but also by many other artisans from Savoy.

Sussex is a fascinating county, saturated with history, legends and mysteries.

Cryptic Concrete explores bunkered sites in Cold War Germany in order to understand the inner workings of the Cold War state.

Cryptic Concrete explores bunkered sites in Cold War Germany in order to understand the inner workings of the Cold War state.

Provides an innovative examination of heritage politics in Japan, showing how castles have been used to re-invent and recapture the past.

Provides an innovative examination of heritage politics in Japan, showing how castles have been used to re-invent and recapture the past.

The Battle of Hastings in 1066 is the one date forever seared on the British national psyche.

The Battle of Hastings in 1066 is the one date forever seared on the British national psyche.

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Arnold Taylor, the leading expert on the subject, provides an authoritative guide to the castles, begun between 1277 and 1295, in a short compass.

The capture of Jerusalem by the First Crusade in 1099 signalled the beginning of an armed struggle in Palestine and throughout the Eastern Mediterranean which lasted until the 15th century.

Step into the heart of Ming China's most iconic imperial legacy-The Forbidden City.

The widespread construction of castles in Britain began as soon as Duke William of Normandy set foot on the shores of southern England in 1066.

**Pointing persistently to heaven: A guide to UK cathedrals**Power, glory, bloodshed, prayer: cathedrals in the UK are as much about human drama as spiritual sanctuary, as much about political wrangling as religious fervour.

**Pointing persistently to heaven: A guide to UK cathedrals**Power, glory, bloodshed, prayer: cathedrals in the UK are as much about human drama as spiritual sanctuary, as much about political wrangling as religious fervour.

'Excellent .

' Haunted is a wonderful book: part history, part rumination on life, and, of course a haunting book about ghosts .

A handy guide to around 140 of Ireland's most dramatic castles and strongholds, all of which are open to the public, with structures from across the whole island of Ireland.

A handy guide to nearly 140 of Scotland's most dramatic castles and strongholds, all of which are open to the public.

In this fully illustrated ebook, TV's Dan Snow brings to life a cavalcade of medieval fortifications and allows the reader to experience the clashes up close.

A few of the fortifications and fortified lines of the world wars are well known and have often been written about, illustrated and studied.

This social as well as a military history recreates the scenes of civil war in England, between 1642 and 1649.

'Stands apart.

This is the ultimate history and guide to Kerak, one of the greatest crusader castles, tracing the architectural history of the castle over the course of 800 years.