Webpages and Digital Resources

If you are excited to get more information about the history of Castles in Great Britain and how they evolved from the Medieval age tp the Victorian.the following resources are more than useful to get you back in time and discover the mystery of each architectural style and the respective period.

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/castles.htm -  It gives us a short introduction about the first designs of castle ever built: Motte and Bailey Castles, Keeps, Concentric Design.
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/architecture-of-elizabethan-castles.htm   - It provides interesting facts and information about Architecture of Elizabethan 'Castles'.

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Castles_of_England/Tudor_Castles -  It shortly focuses on the main characteristics of that period, making an introduction of Brick Built Castles. 

      http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/elizabethan.htm - It affords us a more detailed information about the comeback to Norman and Medieval periods and the significance of Renaissance style.

      http://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/georgian.htm -  It covers the main characteristics of Georgian period: Classical influence, Country Houses, Baroque vs. Classicism and Palladianism.

    

                                                 Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex

      If you are still not very persuaded by the Gothic Cathedrals, these websites will end up convincing you about how interesting this topic is, not only because of the great information provided, but also thanks to the images offered.

       http://www.exploring-castles.com/characteristics_of_gothic_architecture.html - It is an interesting website providing information in an attractive and easily readable manner about the main features of Gothic cathedrals.

      http://www.spainthenandnow.com/spanish-architecture/gothic-architecture-background/default_174.aspx - It is space which also provides information about the background and characteristics of Gothic cathedrals but in a more thorough way, with more amount of information.
http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/english-gothic-architecture.html - It is a very well-organised and eye-catching website which shows several images of the elements conforming the Gothic cathedrals, and moreover it offers the possibility to go to other section with related information.

If you are interested in learning more about Palaces in Victorian period, these following webpages will provide you some captivating information about this Era.
   
http://www.victorianweb.org/victorian/history/1851/index.html - This website is a general outline which focuses on architecture of Crystal palace. Besides, it gives you in a more detail its influences and materials used for the designing of this palace.
http://history1800s.about.com/od/emergenceofindustry/ss/Great-Exhibition-1851.html - It is a very good web page focusing on history in which you can learn more about the Great Exhibition that had an important influence in British Industrialization.

      http://www.royal.gov.uk/theroyalresidences/thechapelsroyal/thechapelsroyal.aspx - It is a very detailed website if you are interested in this palace specifically. It provides a lot of information about st. James Palace.