Download or read book Medieval Castles, Stately and Historic Houses of Great Britain and Northern Ireland written by Charles Phillips and published by Southwater. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated book records the history of Britain's finest secular buildings up to 1485, tracing their development from ancient earthworks and Roman forts to the splendours of castle building introduced by the Romans.