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CASTLES: MILLENNIA BOOKS SPECIAL EDITION (opens the original)
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Many of you have asked about it, and now it’s here!Pre-orders are now open for the Millennia Books special edition of Castles. It costs £25 if ordered this week, rising to £30 rrp.Worldwide shipping after printing.Pre-order CASTLES<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://millenniabooks.co
AUTUMN Q&A - THE ANSWERS! (opens the original)
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I have been somewhat sideswiped by the seasonal virus that’s going around, so my apologies for sounding - and looking - sniffy here. Thanks to all the subscribers who posted questions. (You can read them back here.) Here are my thoughts on everything you’ve asked. Helpful links: CastlesCastles pre-orders with 50% discount on rrp (via Amazon)<a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/castles/dan-jones/9781035929771https:
AUTUMN Q&A - ASK ME ANYTHING!!! (opens the original)
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My new book, Castles: A Fortified History of the World is released this autumn. Would you be an absolute king/queen and pre-order it? UK pre-orders via Amazon momentarily have a 50% discount. Click here to pre-order.US pre-orders via Barnes & Noble are also discounted. Click here to pre-order.Canadian pre-orders vi
THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY: WHO CARES? (opens the original)
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In 2015 the great medievalist, lawyer and judge, Jonathan, Lord Sumption, began a lecture on Magna Carta with this iconic line:It is impossible to say anything new about Magna Carta, unless you say something mad. In fact, even if you say something mad, the likelihood is that it will have been said before, probably quite recently.This was a bold way to begin a lecture* delivered in the British Library to mark the opening of an exhibition about Magna Carta. And not any Magna Carta exhibition. In 2
FIVE MEDIEVAL BOOKS TO READ THIS FALL (opens the original)
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My new book, Castles: A Fortified History of the World is now open for pre-orders in the UK and USA. There will be a UK, USA and Canadian book tour in October and November. UK dates here. Dates for the north American leg are coming any day now. Pre-orders: UK: You can pre-order Castles from Waterstones or <a href="mailto:staines@waterstones.co
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