IMC 2008: Sessions
Session 1102: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, II: War
Wednesday 9 July 2008, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | English Heritage |
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Organiser: | Barney Sloane, English Heritage, London |
Moderator/Chair: | Richard Morris, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds / School of Music, Humanities & Media, University of Huddersfield |
Paper 1102-a | English Medieval Battlefields and the Natural Landscape (Language: English) Index terms: Military History |
Paper 1102-b | Beaumaris Castle: Defensiveness and Landscape (Language: English) Index terms: Military History |
Paper 1102-c | La Grava and the Royal Manor of Leighton, Bedfordshire (Language: English) Index terms: Military History |
Abstract | _And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. Not instantly connected to the natural world, nevertheless the sites of battles, castles and defended places were linked inextricably with the exploitation of natural features to maximise defensive or offensive capabilities, and for supplies and provisions. These papers explore some aspects of that relationship. |