Describes the history, purpose, and construction of medieval castles in Great Britain and the life of their inhabitants. Also includes instructions for constructing a model castle and a list of sixty castles open to the public.
Describes and illustrates the various parts of a medieval castle, including the people who lived and worked in them, how they were defended, knighthood, and daily life.
Explore a Castle
Young readers can explore a castle's features, architectural details, and hidden rooms through this comprehensive guide to the structure and the people that lived in it that includes a layered 3-D model.
This is one of the great mystery thrillers and is generally considered among the best of its kind. Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing,
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Looks at life in a medieval castle and shows many perspectives that are not always elegant.
Not only is the book richly illustrated with historical drawings, watercolours and photographs from the Royal Collection and elsewhere, it also includes newly commissioned photography and 3D reconstructions of the Castle at key points in ...
Two children go on a creative journey to discover the answer to the question ́Why do we need books?́+ As they pore over piles of books and discover the incredible worlds and words within, they find lots of answers to this question: to ...
As the son of a medieval lord, Henry has lived in a castle all his life.
An intimate guide to the inside of a castle and the lives of its residents, this Stephen Biesty classic, Cross-Sections Castle, details the workings of a medieval fortress.