Project Gutenberg 2012-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 68 Ashdown, Charles Henry Ashdown, Charles H. 12039013 British Castles Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Darleen Dove, Sue Fleming and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "British Castles" by Charles H. Ashdown is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the architectural and historical significance of castles in Britain, examining various types of fortifications from natural earthworks to sophisticated stone keeps. The book aims to provide insights into how these structures evolved over time, reflecting the shifts in military strategy and societal needs. The opening of "British Castles" sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of fortifications, starting with an analysis of natural defensive structures employed by primitive man. Ashdown discusses how early humans utilized the natural landscape for protection, laying the groundwork for the evolution of artificial defenses such as earthworks and ramparts. He addresses the various classifications of earthworks and highlights their significance across different historical periods. The narrative emphasizes the importance of understanding these early defenses as foundational to the development of more complex castle designs that would follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40630/40630-h/images/coverpage.jpg en Castles -- Great Britain DA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 394063 393911 2024-10-17T07:38:30.976789 2023-09-17T15:26:39.458261 text/html text/html 376806 2012-08-31T04:20:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4351385 2012-08-31T04:20:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4507520 2024-10-17T07:38:43.240810 application/epub+zip 4512888 2024-10-17T07:38:34.548781 application/epub+zip 183481 2024-10-17T07:38:32.112800 application/epub+zip 4750396 2024-10-17T07:38:48.319766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4690982 2024-10-17T07:38:40.468772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251215 2022-09-18T15:20:13.745246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280589 280367 2024-10-17T07:38:29.551847 2023-09-17T15:26:38.188231 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 280393 2012-08-31T04:20:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 102162 2012-08-31T04:20:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 280393 2012-08-31T04:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102091 2012-08-31T04:20:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20876 2024-10-17T07:38:48.475720 application/rdf+xml 11917 2024-10-17T07:38:32.259820 image/jpeg 2078 2024-10-17T07:38:32.187805 image/jpeg 4367921 2024-10-17T07:38:31.173803 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog