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History:
Castles in Distant Lands covers the period of one man's life and describes the castles with which he was associated. As symbols of power and safe havens for fighting men they were key aspects of military power in the middle ages.
Othon de Grandson was one of the most experienced diplomats and military experts of his age. He was an English Member of Parliament and owner of lands in the Grandson region of Switzerland, at that time Savoy, and Lord of the Channel Islands. The Eagle Tower at Caernarfon in North Wales was built for Othon in his role as Justiciar of that newly conquered country.
Robert J Dean
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