{"product_id":"castles-isbn-9798217060306","title":"Castles","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling historian Dan Jones, a grand and sweeping exploration of the world’s most awe-inspiring buildings, told through the lives of the people that fought, prayed, survived, and died within them\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCastles have been built to defend humanity for millennia—from the walls of Troy over three thousand years ago 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlending rich storytelling, cutting-edge research, and beautiful original illustrations, \u003ci\u003eCastles \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.Dan Jones is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHenry V, Powers and Thrones, Crusaders, The Templars, The Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMagna Carta\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the Essex Dogs trilogy of novels. He is the host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eThis is History: A Dynasty to Die For\u003c\/i\u003e and has produced, written, and presented dozens of TV shows, including the popular Netflix series \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Great British Castles. \u003c\/i\u003eAs of 2025, he is a member of the board of trustees of Historic Royal Palaces, an organization dedicated to managing and maintaining the unoccupied palaces of England.","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532131283173,"sku":"NP9798217060306","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798217060306.jpg?v=1773182766","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/castles-isbn-9798217060306","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}