| Description |
64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
Insiders |
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Insiders.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Knights in time: Knights in the middle ages -- Knights of the crusades -- Knights and soldiers in battle -- Knights' last stand -- Castle as fortress: Need for castles -- Castles in time -- Castle construction -- Castle besieged -- Attack and defense -- Castle as palace: Castle at peace -- Castle people: Who's who -- Working the castle land -- Castle leisure -- Entertainment and banquets -- Castles in decline -- Knights' world: Becoming a knight -- Knight's armor and weapons -- Mounted knight -- Jousting: practice for war -- Castles: Tower of London, England: Castle of kings -- Krak des Chevaliers, Syria: Knight's rock -- Castel del Monte, Italy: Riddle in stone -- Caerphilly, Wales: Shielded by water -- Mont-Saint-Michel, France: Castle in the sea -- Poenari, Romania: Dracula's castle -- Countries and castles -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Summary |
Insiders brings knights & castles to life, with the most up-to-date information and state-of-the-art 3-D illustrations that practically leap off every page, stimulating minds and imaginations in a whole new way. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.2 2.0 119766. |
| Subject |
Castles -- Europe -- Juvenile literature.
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Knights and knighthood -- Juvenile literature.
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Civilization, Medieval -- Juvenile literature.
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Feudalism -- Europe -- Juvenile literature.
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Castles -- Europe.
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Knights and knighthood.
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Civilization, Medieval.
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Feudalism -- Europe.
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| ISBN |
9781416938644 hardcover |
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1416938648 hardcover |
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