Published Books on English Castles

Berkhamsted Castle and the families of the Counts of Mortain, the Earls of Cornwall and the Crown (ISBN 1-899376-48-9) [2009] deals with this beautifully moated fortress set in the Home County of Hertfordshire. The castle history from its foundation, possibly by Robert of Mortain, the Conqueror's brother, to its resumption as a royal residence and home of the Queens of England is examined. This is followed by the detailed description of the castle remains with references to the site clearances and excavations which took place earlier this century.

This booklet has now been rewritten as a full book of 360 A4 pages and takes a much deeper look at the fortress remains and the earlier excavations.  It also includes a detailed comparison with various features still to be seen at other probably twelfth century masonry castles.

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Buckenham Castles, 1066 to 1649 (ISBN 1-899376-28-3) [1997] deals with the Albini family from their arrival in England with William the Conqueror to the extinction of their earldom in 1242. The decisive battle of Fornham where some 3,000 Flemings were slaughtered in 1173 is also examined. The history then continues with the Tattershall family who inherited Buckenham with Robert Tattershall's marriage to an Albini heiress. New Buckenham Castle is examined in detail and the great round tower fully explored as well as the castle's increased earthwork defences of 1216. The construction and destruction of the first Buckenham castle is also covered with reference to surrounding sites and a copy is reproduced of the unique woodcutting of the castle in the thirteenth century Tattershall built New Buckenham church.

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