CSG Newsletters, Papers & Back Issues
Rich History of Castles
Explore the rich history of castle studies with our extensive archive of publications. Our repository includes bulletins and journals packed with scholarly articles, reviews, and important updates from the world of castle studies, as well as back issues of bibliographies listing significant literature in the field, each a valuable resource for researchers, educators, and enthusiasts alike.
Bulletins from 2003-2005 and Journals from 2005-2007 are available at GBP 10 and GBP 15 respectively.
Later editions from 2013 onwards can be purchased for GBP 20 to GBP 25, while most bibliographies are accessible online.
Please note that prices do not include postage. Contact the CSG web administrator for total costs and payment instructions.
Newletters
The pdf files below cover the first 15 CSG Newsletters from its inception in 1987, edited under the guidance of the CSG’s founding Secretary Bob Higham until Newsletter 10. These also include the integrated Bibliography compiled by John Kenyon. The Newsletter changed to ‘Bulletin’ (Issues 16-18) before becoming the ‘Journal’ (Issue No. 19 forwards).
Journal Articles
The CSG Journal pdf files listed below are a selection taken from the annual Journal starting at Vol. 19, 2005-6. ‘Search’ will browse and access the detail of all the pdf files listed by reference to individual sites and publications. Full pdf contents of the very latest Journals, with access to many articles can be found on the individual ‘Journal Overviews’.
Selected Journal Articles – freely downloadable as pdf files
- Arundel Castle Review CSG 2005-6 Journal 19
- Licences to Crenellate - Philip Davis CSG 2006-7 Journal 20
- List of English Licences to Crenellate CSG 2006-7 Journal 20
- Malbork Castle - Anthony Emery CSG 2007-8 Journal 21
- Twelfth century Great Towers - Richard Hulme CSG 2007-8 Journal 21
- Islamic Castles in Iberia - Peter Burton CSGJ 2008-9 Journal 22
- Castles as Past Culture - Sarah Speight CSGJ 2008-9 Journal 22
- Reconsidering Colchester's Donjon Arrangement - P. Marshall CSGJ 2009-10 Journal 23
- Machicolation: History & Significance - John Harris CSGJ 2009-10, Journal 23
- Launceston, Lydford, Richard of Cornwall - Robert Higham CSGJ 2009-10 Journal 23
- Patterns in Licences to Crenellate - Colin Platt CSGJ 2009-10 Journal 23
- Machicolation - Some Postscripts - John Harris CSGJ 2010-11 Journal 24
- Original Castle Gates and Doors - Peter Burton CSGJ 2010-11 Journal 24
- White Castle and the Dating of the Towers - Paul Remfry CSGJ 2010-11 Journal 24
- Sidney Toy - A Biography - Neil Guy CSG 2011-12 Journal 25
- The Rise of the Anticlockwise Newel Stair - Neil Guy CSGJ 2011-12 Journal 25
- Arrow-loops in the Great Tower of Kenilworth castle: Derek Renn CSGJ 2011-12 Journal 25
- Tower-Houses in the Scottish Borders? - Alastair Maxwell-Irving CSGJ 2011-12 Journal 25
- Ella Armitage - Early Norman Castles - Errata and Corrigenda CSGJ 2012-13 Journal 26
- Castle Gatehouses in North West England - Richard Nevell CSGJ 2012-13 Journal 26
- Alexander Hamilton Thompson - John Kenyon CSGJ 2012-13 Journal 26
- Lancaster Castle’s Great Tower - Interim Report CSGJ 2012-13 Journal 26
- Marshal towers in S-W Wales: Innovation, Emulation and Mimicry - John Wiles CSGJ 2013-14 J26
- Halls, ‘hall-houses’ and tower-houses in medieval Ireland: disentangling the needlessly entangled - Tadhg O’Keeffe CSGJ 2013-14 J27
- Roesia de Verdun and the building of Castleroche, Co. Louth - Tadhg O’Keeffe CSGJ28
- Scottish ‘hall-houses’: the origins and development of a modern castellological concept - Geoffrey Stell CSGJ28
- Lancaster Castle Revealed - Part 1 - The Keep - Neil Guy CSGJ28
- Kenilworth Castle as it may have been at the time of the great siege of 1266 - J. Petre CSGJ29
CSG Back Issues
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| Bulletin/Journal | Stock | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 Bulletin 17 | Yes | GBP 10 |
| 2004-2005 Bulletin 18 | Yes | GBP 10 |
| 2005-2006 Journal 19 | Yes | GBP 15 |
| 2006-2007 Journal 20 | Yes | GBP 15 |
| 2007-2008 Journal 21 | Yes | GBP 15 |
| 2008-2009 Journal 22 | Yes | GBP 15 |
| 2009-2010 Journal 23 | Yes | GBP 15 |
| 2010-2011 Journal 24 | Yes | GBP 15 |
| 2011-2012 Journal 25 | No | N/A |
| 2012-2013 Journal 26 | Yes | GBP 15 |
| 2013-2014 Journal 27 | Yes | GBP 20 |
| 2014-2015 Journal 28 | Yes | GBP 20 |
| 2015-2016 Journal 29 | Yes | GBP 20 |
| 2016-2017 Journal 30 | Yes | GBP 20 |
| 2017-2018 Journal 31 | Yes | GBP 20 |
| 2018-2019 Journal 32 | Yes | GBP 20 |
| 2019-2020 Journal 33 | Yes | GBP 20 |
| 2020-2021 Journal 34 | Yes | GBP 20 |
| 2021-2022 Journal 35 | Yes | GBP 20 |
| 2022-2023 Journal 36 | Yes | GBP 25 |
| Bibliography | Stock | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Bibliography 17 | Yes | GBP 5 |
| Bibliography 18 | Yes | GBP 5 |
| Bibliography 19 | Yes | GBP 5 |
| Bibliography 20 | Yes | GBP 5 |
| Bibliography 21 | Yes | GBP 5 |
| Bibliography 22 | Yes | GBP 5 |
| Bibliography 23 | Yes | GBP 5 |
| Bibliography 24 | Yes | GBP 5 |
| Bibliography 25 | Yes | GBP 5 |
| Bibliography 26 | N/A | online |
| Bibliography 27 | N/A | online |
| Bibliography 28 | N/A | online |