The proliferation of castles in the medieval era meant that siege warfare – long, physically gruelling, psychologically exhausting – was a fact of life for warriors of the time. Attackers would often ...
This is a series of thirteen essays designed to bring before the general reader the fruits of the latest research on medieval warfare. After half a dozen chapters, laid out chronologically from the ...
Siege warfare was a common feature of medieval conflict ... 1277 and 1294 to control newly conquered north Wales. These represent the high point of castle building in medieval Britain. Following ...