The Englishman's Castle: A History of House, Large and Small, in Town and Country from AD 100 to the Present Day

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Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. You don’t need lots of production value and effects to make impact and ‘An Englishman’s Castle’ is certainly light on those. They don’t all aim at historical accuracy, but they underline the enormous popularity of these buildings and the idea that castles are somehow special buildings with a distinct character of their own.

Having such a character would violate the official policy of letting the extermination of the Jews remain forgotten, never discussed openly. The Pope might not approve, but God knows we need the courts to reassure us that there are still some certainties in an uncertain world, still some traditions and standards being jealously, zealously upheld. The character of medieval castles as opulent houses is one that many heritage attractions have in recent years tried to capture in historical recreations.The appellant made the general answer that this was a free country and a man can do what he likes if he does nobody any harm . Whether you're looking for a sofa, dining table, cabinet furniture, beds or bedroom furniture, we have something for everyone.

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In the aftermath of the Conquest – the same conventional view continues – these buildings created an unstable political environment because barons could resist royal authority from the safety of their homes.

When dissidents are detained it is done by polite, soft-spoken English police but they are then delivered to torture chambers, kept discreetly out of sight. Our Englishman’s castle appears in the background – complete with replacement windows and satellite dish – and his sports car is parked in front. No less important, every generation has enjoyed creating its own examples of this most prestigious form of residence: from the Little Castle at Bolsover in the early-17th century, to Castle Drogo in the early-20th, by way of such intermediaries as Castle Howard, Highclere and Castell Coch. There was no moat in front of the eastern tower, and the drawbridge chain holes and the ‘murder hole’ were therefore probably ornamental additions which served no actual practical purpose. For example, bullion was prominent in the furnishing of the wealthiest medieval households, appearing in utensils, jewellery and plate.