Description
Castles have been built to defend humanity for millennia — from the walls of Troy more than three thousand years ago and the desert bastion of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria, to Windsor Castle and the Tower of London, to Himeji in Japan and the Maginot Line in the Second World War.
Jones leads readers on a journey through centuries and across continents as each castle tells a unique story of power, politics and survival, revealing the shifting tides of warfare, the rise and fall of empires, the resilience of people under siege and the flourishing of new ideas.
Blending rich storytelling, cutting-edge research and beautiful original illustrations, The Castle is an epic story of how humans first came to build fortifications and how they went on to powerfully capture our imagination. With Jones's trademark scholarship and flair, he shows how defiance, endurance and imagination have been carved into the landscapes we've inherited.