Table of Contents

Introduction Henry VIII's 'Great Castles' and Elizabethan bastions The English Civil War The Restoration and the work of de Gomme The Jacobite revolts War with France and Pitt's 'Pork Pies' Palmsteron's 'Follies' and a defence scheme for London The world war The Cold War and the nuclear threat Glossary Select gazetteer of fortifications open to the public Further reading

About the Author

Bernard Lowry has had a lifelong interest in military architecture. He is a founder member of the Offa's Dyke Association and the Castle Studies Group, and for seven years was Honorary Secretary of the Fortress Study Group. After taking retirement he was for several years an Area Co-ordinator for the award-winning Defence of Britain Project.