Caernarfon Castle and its walled town were designed to hold and support one another. The stronghold makes most sense as part of a fortified borough rather than as an isolated castle plan. The review then outlines the book's progression through humble origins, stone towers, empire, domestic life, security, and the castle's last stand. This passage gives viewers an urban reading of Caernarfon and a concise map of Morris's account of medieval British castles.
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Caernarfon as castle and fortified town
Caernarfon shows how an Edwardian castle could operate together with its walled town rather than as an isolated stronghold.