Download or read book Coastal Castles of Northumberland written by Stan Beckensall and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stan Beckensall traces the nature of Northumberland's coastal castles and their roles in the lives of the people of the area.
Download or read book Lions of the North written by Ralph Percy and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the Duke of Northumberland himself, featuring his own photography. From the Norman Conquest to the present day, the story of Alnwick Castle and the Percy family has been woven into the fabric of British history. Lions of the North tells, from a unique and personal perspective, the stories of the Percy family and Alnwick Castle over a thousand years of British history. Generations of Percy barons, lords, earls and dukes played vital parts in great historical events, from the Norman Conquest to the two World Wars, and the castle, once battered by marauding armies, is now a major tourist attraction. The Duke has drawn on his unparalleled access to the Percy archives to paint this fascinating portrait of a British dynasty and its survival against the odds.
Download or read book Castles of Northumberland written by Brian Long and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Castles of England written by Sir James Dixon Mackenzie (7th bart. of Scatwell and 9th of Tarbat) and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Walking in Northumberland written by Vivienne Crow and published by Cicerone Press Limited. This book was released on 2024-01-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guidebook to 36 walks exploring Northumberland, including the national park, coast, North Pennines and Kielder. Route are graded by difficulty and cover a wide variety of terrain. The walks, accessible from bases such as Alnwick, Rothbury and Hexham, range from 7 to 22km (4–14 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–7 hours. 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket Notes on refreshments and public transport Local points of interest including Hadrian’s Wall Information on the region’s rich geology, history and wildlife
Download or read book Northumberland Slow Travel written by Gemma Hall and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slow Northumberland Guide - Travel tips and expert advice including Newcastle and Tyne hotels and highlights, Pennine Hills, the Castle Coast and medieval history. This guide also features local pubs and cafés, walking routes, wildlife, birdwatching, Alnwick Castle and gardens, Hadrian's Wall, Kielder, Morpeth, Cheviot Hills and the Heritage Coast.
Download or read book The History of the Borough Castle and Barony of Alnwick written by George Tate and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Northumberland in Photographs written by Nathan Atkinson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning collection of images showcasing Northumberland in all its glory, which capture the essence of the county.
Download or read book The David Charles Book of Castles written by Plantagenet Somerset Fry and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Medieval Castle in England and Wales written by Norman J. G. Pounds and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original and pioneering book examines the role of the castle in the Norman conquest of England and in the subsequent administration of the country. The castle is seen primarily as an instrument of peaceful administration which rarely had a garrison and was more often where the sheriff kept his files and employed his secretariat. In most cases the military significance of the castle was minimal, and only a very few ever saw military action. For the first time, the medieval castle in England is seen in a new light which will attract the general reader of history and archaeology as much as the specialist in economic and social history.
Download or read book The Castle Community written by John Rickard and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists of owners, constables, and other known officials of English and Welsh castles, with sources. Arranged alphabetically by name of castle within each county.
Download or read book Castles from Cobwebs written by J.A. Mensah and published by Saraband. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I’d always known that I was Brown. Black was different though; it came announced. Black came with expectations, of rhythm and other things that might trip me up.' Imani is a foundling. Rescued as a baby and raised by nuns on a remote Northumbrian island, she grows up with an ever-increasing feeling of displacement. Full of questions, Imani turns to her shadow, Amarie, and her friend, Harold. When Harold can’t find the answers, she puts it down to what the nuns call her “greater purpose”. At nineteen, Imani answers a phone call that will change her life: she is being called to Accra after the sudden death of her biological mother. Past, present, faith and reality are spun together in this enthralling debut. Following her transition from innocence to understanding, Imani's experience illuminates the stories we all tell to make ourselves whole.
Download or read book An historical memoir on Northumberland written by William Sidney Gibson and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Castles written by Rosie Serdiville and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-19 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of Knights: Chivalry and Violence let readers inside the walls of the medieval period’s most iconic structure. In ancient and medieval times, the castle was the ultimate symbol of power, dominating its surroundings and marking the landscape with its imposing size and impregnable design. This concise and entertaining short history explores the life of the castle, one that often involved warfare and sieges. The castle was a first and foremost a fortress, the focus of numerous clashes which took place in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Castles became targets of sieges—such as that organized by Prince Louis of France against Dover Castle in 1216—and were forced to adopt greater defensive measures. Also explored is the evolution of castles from motte-and-bailey to stone keeps in the face of newly developed siege machines and trebuchets. The trebuchet named Warwolf, which Edward I had assembled for his siege of Scotland’s Stirling Castle, reportedly took three months to construct and was almost four hundred feet tall on completion. With features such as “murder holes” for throwing boiling oil at the attackers, the defenders in the castle fought back in earnest. Alongside such violence, the castle functioned as a residence for the nobles and their servants, often totaling several hundred in number. It was the location for extravagant banquets held in the great hall by the lord and lady, and the place where the lord carried out his administrative duties, such as overseeing laws and collecting taxes.
Download or read book The History of Northumberland written by Cadwallader John Bates and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ghostly Northumberland written by Rob Kirkup and published by Sutton. This book was released on 2008-07-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghostly Northumberland
Download or read book Memoirs Chiefly Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of Northumberland Feudal and military antiquities of Northumberland and the Scottish borders by C H Hartshorne written by and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
