Windsor Castle: A Thousand Years of A Royal Palace - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1909741248 ISBN 13: 9781909741249

Publisher: Royal Collection Trust, 2018

Synopsis

Winner of the multi-authored book price, awarded by the Historians of British Art for 2020.

As England’s largest castle and premier royal residence, Windsor Castle is of outstanding importance: historically, architecturally, artistically and in the life of the nation. This authoritative history of the Castle, the first to be published in 100 years, will draw upon new research and primary sources to present a general account of Windsor Castle and its immediate environs from around ad 700 to the present day, setting this iconic building against the background of wider social, political and cultural events in the life of the monarchy and the nation.

Not only is the book richly illustrated with historical drawings, watercolours and photographs from the Royal Collection and elsewhere, it also includes newly commissioned photography and 3D reconstructions of the Castle at key points in its development, showing how this historic site has changed and evolved over 13 centuries.

About this title

About the Author

Steven Brindle is an architectural historian with English Heritage. He has been involved in investigating the architectural history of Windsor Castle since 1992.

From the Back Cover

As England’s largest castle and premier royal residence, Windsor Castle is of outstanding importance: historically, architecturally, artistically and in the life of the nation. This authoritative history of the Castle, the first to be published in 100 years, will draw upon new research and primary sources to present a general account of Windsor Castle and its immediate environs from around ad 700 to the present day, setting this iconic building against the background of wider social, political and cultural events in the life of the monarchy and the nation.

Not only is the book richly illustrated with historical drawings, watercolours and photographs from the Royal Collection and elsewhere, it also includes newly commissioned photography and 3D reconstructions of the Castle at key points in its development, showing how this historic site has changed and evolved over 13 centuries.

Edition details

• Publisher: Royal Collection Trust
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909741248
• ISBN 13: 9781909741249
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 556
• Editor: Brindle Steven