Welsh Castles by Geraint Roberts

Impressive fortifications

Wales has some of the most formidable and impressive fortifications in the world - the legacy of the Norman Conquest and succeeding struggles against English invaders. As well as looking at the 'Ring of Steel', built by Edward I at staggering cost, this book looks at native Welsh castles and tells amazing stories of siege and warfare in Wales through the ages.

Heroic Welsh leaders

Geraint Roberts vividly tells stories about heroic Welsh leaders like Llywelyn Fawr, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd and Owain Glyndwr, and shows how the castle played such a vital part in Welsh history.
Welsh Castles is also enhanced by sections on Welsh history and the development of the castle in Wales from Roman to Early Modern times.
Welsh Castles is a good general introduction likely to appeal to older schoolchildren and the general reader alike.

Geraint Roberts

A native of Ystradgynlais in the Tawe valley, Geraint Roberts studied history at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. After teaching for some years, he is now the co-ordinator of Menter Brycheiniog, promoting the Welsh langauge in South Powys. Geraint Roberts also enjoys reading and rugby-he plays hooker for Ystardgynlais occasionally.
Publisher: Y Lolfa
ISBN: 0862435501

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