Christopher Gravett
British military historian

Christopher Gravett

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British military historian
Gender:
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Birth:
1951(Brighton, United Kingdom)
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Christopher Gravett is an assistant curator of armour at the Tower Armouries specialising in the arms and armour of the medieval world.

Gravett has written a number of books and acts as an advisor for film and television projects.

Selected works

  • (1985) German Medieval Armies, 1300-1500, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 0-85045-614-2
  • (1993) The Norman Knight, 950-1204 AD, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-85532-287-0
  • (1997) Medieval German Armies, 1000-1300, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-85532-657-4
  • (1999) Bosworth 1485: Last Charge of the Plantagenets, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-85532-863-1
  • (2000) Hastings 1066, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-133-8
  • (2001) The History of Castles: Fortifications Around the World, Lyons Press, ISBN 1-58574-435-2
  • (2002) English Medieval Knight 1300-1400, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-145-1
  • (2002) English Medieval Knight 1200-1300, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-144-3
  • (2003) Towton 1461: England's Bloodiest Battle, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-513-9
  • (2003) Tewkesbury 1471: The Last Yorkist Victory, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-514-7
  • (2003) Norman Stone Castles: British Isles 1066-1216, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-602-X
  • (2004) Norman Stone Castles (2): Europe 950-1204, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-603-8
  • (2006) The Normans: Warrior Knights and Their Castles, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84603-088-9
  • (2006) Castles and Fortifications from Around the World, Thalamus Publishing, ISBN 1-902886-08-9
  • (2006) Tudor Knight, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84176-970-3
  • (2007) The Castles of Edward I in Wales 1277-1307, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 1-84603-027-7

Children's books

  • (2002) Eyewitness Guides: Castle, Dorling Kindersley, ISBN 0-7513-4740-X
  • (2003) Eyewitness Guides: Knight, Dorling Kindersley, ISBN 0-7513-6756-7
  • The World of the Medieval Knight,

Collaborations

with David Nicolle:

  • (2006) The Normans: Warrior Knights and their Castles, Osprey Publishing
  • (2006) Battles of the Middle Ages, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-275-98837-6