{"product_id":"9781035911974","title":"Castles - SIGNED EDITION","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSIGNED EDITION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Dan Jones\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMilitary history\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 8\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e October 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Apollo) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 480 pages, 1 x original illustration per chapter \u003cbr\u003e234mm x 153mm | 500g\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of The Templars and Powers and Thrones, Dan Jones returns with Castles: a gripping history of the world told through over three thousand years of iconic strongholds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCastles have been built to defend humanity for millennia – from the walls of Troy and the desert bastion of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria; to Windsor Castle and the Tower of London; to Himeji in Japan and the Maginot Line in the Second World War. They have inspired terror and ambition, foiled conquering forces, and been deployed as the ultimate expression of wealth, status and supremacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJones leads readers on a journey through centuries and across continents as each castle tells a unique story of power, politics and survival, revealing the shifting tides of warfare, the rise and fall of empires, the resilience of people under siege and the flourishing of new ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending rich storytelling, cutting-edge research and beautiful original illustrations, Castles is an epic story of how humans first came to build fortifications and how they expanded into powerfully capturing our imagination. With Jones’s trademark scholarship and flair, he shows how defiance, endurance and imagination have been carved into the landscapes we’ve inherited.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57220163338615,"sku":"9781035911974","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781035911974.jpg?v=1782377916","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781035911974","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}