Castle Quote

English Castles and their counterparts have inspired writers and poets, man and woman alike. Here is the start of a quotes selection.

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“A fortified building or set of buildings used to provide both active and passive defence. as well as a residence for the castle's lord and household.”

Stephen Francis Wyley

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“The castle has a double nature; it is both a home and a fortress...(It is) this double nature which makes the castle so different from dwellings and fortification of other periods.”

William Anderson, the author of "Castles of Western Europe"

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“The Castle is considered in its military aspect, as a fortress, and its domestic arrangements only in so far as they are ancillary to its function as a fortification and are necessary in its residence.”

Sidney Toy, A History of Fortification from 3000 B.C. to 1700 A.