Castles in Medieval Society

The image of a medieval castle perched on a hill is a familiar one, but do we really know what castles were for? In this challenging new book Charles Coulson overturns many of the traditional assumptions about the nature and purpose of castle-building in the middle ages. Going back to the original sources, he proposes a new and more subtle understanding of the function and symbolism of castles as well as vivid insights into the lives of the people who inhabited them.

Zusatztext ...There can be no doubt that this is an important, agenda-setting work...nobody with any interest in the medieval castle can afford to ignore it. Klappentext In this challenging new book Charles Coulson overturns many of the traditional assumptions about the nature and purpose of castle-building in the middle ages. Going back to the original sources! he proposes a new and more subtle understanding of the function and symbolism of castles as well as vivid insights into the lives of the people who inhabited them. Zusammenfassung Aims to overturn many traditional assumptions about the nature and purpose of castle-building in the middle ages. This book proposes a fresh understanding of the function and symbolism of castles, and provides insights into the lives of the people who inhabited them. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Castles: Ancient, Various, and Sociable 1: A Fresh Look at Early Castles 2: Variety Violated: Some Conceptual Problems 3: Some Social Relations of 'Castles and Fortresses' Part II. Castles and the Public Interest 4: Noble Military 'Liberties', Ethos, and Ethics 5: Peacekeeping at Home and Abroad 6: Private Property but Public Utility Part III. Castellans, Colonization, and Rural Community 7: Castle-Lords, Castle-Lordships, and Noble Civilization 8: Colonization and Fortresses 9: Population and Fortresses: Protection and Perquisites Part IV. Castles and Circumstances of Widows, Guardians, and Heiresses 10: Female Castellans: Prevision not Prejudice 11: Ladies of Fortresses and Castle-Children Epilogue Bibliography Index

Klappentext
In this challenging new book Charles Coulson overturns many of the traditional assumptions about the nature and purpose of castle-building in the middle ages. Going back to the original sources, he proposes a new and more subtle understanding of the function and symbolism of castles as well as vivid insights into the lives of the people who inhabited them.


Zusammenfassung
Aims to overturn many traditional assumptions about the nature and purpose of castle-building in the middle ages. This book proposes a fresh understanding of the function and symbolism of castles, and provides insights into the lives of the people who inhabited them.

Inhalt
Part I. Castles: Ancient, Various, and Sociable
1: A Fresh Look at Early Castles
2: Variety Violated: Some Conceptual Problems
3: Some Social Relations of 'Castles and Fortresses'
Part II. Castles and the Public Interest
4: Noble Military 'Liberties', Ethos, and Ethics
5: Peacekeeping at Home and Abroad
6: Private Property but Public Utility
Part III. Castellans, Colonization, and Rural Community
7: Castle-Lords, Castle-Lordships, and Noble Civilization
8: Colonization and Fortresses
9: Population and Fortresses: Protection and Perquisites
Part IV. Castles and Circumstances of Widows, Guardians, and Heiresses
10: Female Castellans: Prevision not Prejudice
11: Ladies of Fortresses and Castle-Children
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index

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