A beautifully illustrated history of 120 royal palaces, significant stately homes and gardens, with 500 pictures.

A truly impressive new reference to the historic buildings of the United Kingdom the castles, fortresses, royal palaces, stateky homes, fortified manors and the great country houses"

This sumptuously illustrated history presents, in an updated new edition, an in-depth account of Britain's most important buildings.

This lavishly illustrated book records the history of Britain's finest secular buildings up to 1485, tracing their development from ancient earthworks and Roman forts to the splendours of castle building introduced by the Romans.

This lavishly illustrated guide to the great estates of Great Britain is an essential resource for travelers, history buffs, and architecture enthusiasts alike. The author, a noted historian and guidebook writer, provides detailed descriptions and histories of some of the most spectacular and iconic buildings in the British Isles. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.