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More than 120 of Britain’s finest castles are showcased in this fabulous celebration of some of its most beautiful and historically significant buildings<\/B>\u00c2\u00a0<\/B><\/div>\n
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This title takes a closer look at castles all around the country, and traces their history through the centuries. 135 castles are included and illustrated here, from the mighty fortress of Dover to the picturesque moated ruin of Caerlaverock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[15971],"product_tag":[28174,188],"class_list":{"0":"post-116074","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-travel","6":"product_tag-architecture-castles-fortifications","7":"product_tag-travel-holiday-guides","8":"pa_cover-hardback","9":"pa_dewey-728-810941-edition23","10":"pa_imprint-aa-publishing","11":"pa_language-english","12":"pa_pages-8406","13":"pa_publisher-aa-publishing","14":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","16":"first","17":"onbackorder","18":"taxable","19":"shipping-taxable","20":"purchasable","21":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\nExploring Britian's Castles: Celebrating Britain's Magnificent Legacy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"More than 120 of Britain's finest castles are showcased in this fabulous celebration of some of its most beautiful and historically significant buildings\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Britain's turbulent civil history has left it with a magnificent legacy of castles,\u00c2\u00a0built to intimidate and designed for defense, many now in ruin\u00c2\u0097yet they continue to hold their auras of power and mystery.\u00c2\u00a0Here, their stories are told, from the mighty fortress of Dover to the picturesque moated ruin of Caerlaverock. 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