Marc Morris
Published: May 1, 2010 at 1:45 pm
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Talk
- Castles in Britain, 1066–1500
- The Great Hall
- Saturday 6 October
- 15.00–16.00
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Castles are the most popular and prominent monuments in Britain, but also perhaps the most misunderstood. Always associated with sieges, battering rams and boiling oil, they actually fulfilled a much broader range of functions. Marc’s talk will explore what castles were really for.
About
Dr Marc Morris is a historian and broadcaster who specialises in the Middle Ages. His books include King John: Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta, The Norman Conquest, and A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain.
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