Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-279) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Into the castle -- Castles as political centers -- Castles and community identity -- Castles and ritual -- Castles and the domestic sphere -- Castles as prisons -- Castles at war -- Afterword: Beyond the castle gate.
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