Project Gutenberg 2012-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 226 Ashdown, Charles Henry 1856 1922 Ashdown, Charles H. 12039013 British Castles 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 Reading ease score: 52.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Castles -- Great Britain DA Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Category: History - British Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Warfare Category: Architecture 394258 2025-06-16T13:49:22.543586 text/html 376806 2012-08-31T04:20:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4507609 2025-06-16T13:49:35.193526 application/epub+zip 4512888 2025-06-16T13:49:26.175594 application/epub+zip 183482 2025-06-16T13:49:23.606552 application/epub+zip 4750394 2025-06-16T13:49:40.317495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4690984 2025-06-16T13:49:32.366541 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251215 2022-09-18T15:20:13.745246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280367 2023-09-17T15:26:38.188231 text/plain 15247 2025-06-16T13:49:40.485468 application/rdf+xml 11917 2025-06-16T13:49:23.764588 image/jpeg 2078 2025-06-16T13:49:23.688535 image/jpeg 4367990 2025-06-16T13:49:22.779561 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog