". . . this new volume by Goodall will be an indispensable reference and should be added to every library collection. It is a gorgeously produced book . . . written throughout in an accessible style. . . . Essential."—L. Nees, <i>Choice</i>

- L. Nees, Choice

“This is the best kind of art and architecture book.”—<i>Wall Street Journal</i> (selection as a best nonfiction book of 2011)

Wall Street Journal

Shortlisted for the William M. B. Berger Prize for British Art History, as given by the Berger Collection Educational Trust and The British Art Journal

- Willam M. B. Berger Prize, Berger Collection Educational Trust and The British Art Journal

“One could not ask for a better guide . . . Goodall is a fine, efficient storyteller. He deftly creates scene after scene in English political and castle history.”—Daniel Taylor, <i>Books and Culture</i>

- Daniel Taylor, Books and Culture

 Winner of the 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize in the Pre-1800 category, given by the Historians of British Art.

- 2013 Historians of British Art Book Prize in the Pre-1800 category, Historians of British Art