| Description |
64 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Contents |
A fortified home -- Castles around the world -- Castles through the ages -- Building a castle -- Build to defend -- Reconstructing the past -- Who lived in castles -- High fashion -- Everyday life -- Sew for the castle -- Food and feasting -- Sweet and spicy -- Entertainment -- Playing the fool -- Inside the castle walls -- Religious life -- Illuminating letters --Elite fighters -- Festive tournaments -- Your personal coat of arms -- Armed to the hilt -- Head protection -- Weapons to die for -- Attack and siege -- Missile attack -- Protection -- Gatehouse project -- Crime and punishment -- timeline -- Glossary -- Index -- |
| Summary |
Find out about the costumes and weaponry of Europe's crusading knights, and take a glimpse at the fearless Samurai warriors of Japan. Meet the humble laundry maid, the elegant lady, the blacksmith sweating in his forge, and the young squire learning to joust and fight. Step-by-step projects allow you to don a knight's helmet, make a working trebuchet, and much more. Fantastic photographs and detailed illustrations bring the world of knights, tournaments, battles, sieges and heraldry to life, and make a perfect fun learning book. |
| Subject |
Castles -- Juvenile literature.
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Knights and knighthood -- Juvenile literature.
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Civilization, Medieval -- Juvenile literature.
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Great Britain -- History -- Medieval period, 1066-1485 -- Juvenile literature.
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Castles. (OCoLC)fst00848428
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Civilization, Medieval. (OCoLC)fst00863049
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Knights and knighthood. (OCoLC)fst00988113
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| Chronological Term |
1066-1485
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Cover Title |
The amazing history of castles & knights: enter a world of romance and adventure, with over 350 exciting pictures. |
| ISBN |
9781861477170 (hardcover) |
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1861477171 (hardcover) |
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