The Norman Conquest - castles, cathedrals; castles and centres of power; cathedrals as centres of power; castles as places to defend; cathedrals as places to impress; life in the castle; life in the abbey; the castles of Edward I; the monks of Fountains Abbey; nuns; friars, chivalry; heraldry; tournaments; the end of the monasteries; the end of the castles; fieldwork - castles, cathedrals and monasteries; change and continuity.