The National Trust Book of British Castles

by Paul Johnson

The National Trust book of British castles

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Travel

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Paul Johnson works as a historian, journalist and author. He was educated at Stonyhurst School in Clitheroe, Lancashire and Magdalen College, Oxford, and first came to prominence in the 1950s as a journalist writing for, and later editing, the New Statesman magazine. He has also written for leading newspapers and magazines in Britain, the US and Europe.

Paul Johnson has published over 40 books including A History of Christianity (1979), A History of the English People (1987), Intellectuals (1988), The Birth of the Modern: World Society, 1815—1830 (1991), Modern Times: A History of the World from the 1920s to the Year 2000 (1999), A History of the American People (2000), A History of the Jews (2001) and Art: A New History (2003) as well as biographies of Elizabeth I (1974), Napoleon (2002), George Washington (2005) and Pope John Paul II (1982).

Reviews

[Lynne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a wonderfully researched history of the many castles and fortresses in the UK, from prehistory right down to the late 20th century. Johnson has included a lot of historical details that relate to each structure so for anyone who loves British history this will be a most interesting read. And because it's divided into separate time frames it's easy to pick up and put down at any time.

[Pete daPixie · Rating 2 out of 5]

From Iron Age hill forts to the age of gunpowder.