This illustrated book, in a series which is designed to be a first information series and which aims to encourage children to learn about the world around them, looks at castles of all ages from all over the world. The author describes how castles developed from earlier forms such as hill forts, and how medieval castles were built. He looks at the lives of lords and knights and the many ordinary people carrying out different activities in various parts of the castle, as well as the general lifestyle, the types of entertainment enjoyed and the working of justice and use of dungeons for prisoners. He also examines the decline of castles and looks at castles still standing today.
- ISBN10 1852102209
- ISBN13 9781852102203
- Publish Date 16 May 1988
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 21 April 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Imprint Hodder Wayland
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 32
- Language English