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Robust, romantic and imposing, castles capture our imagination when we were children and continue to hold interest throughout our lives. From Europe to Haiti, from India to Japan, Castles of the World explores forts, strongholds, towers and citadels from the ancient world up to the 20th century. Entries range from well-known examples such as Corfe Castle in England, the crusader stronghold of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria and the romantic palace of Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, to lesser-known curio...

The Cambridge Introduction to the History of Mankind, already established as an authoritative introduction to history, is undergoing a major revision. The series, comprising nearly 60 titles, is remarkable for the breadth and variety of its approach as well as for its clearly written texts which are fully illustrated with drawings, maps and diagrams.

Examines the growth of Islam during the first thousand years after the time of Muhammad, discussing the effect of this religion on the lives of its followers and on their science and technology up to the end of the sixteenth century.

Follow the action as a castle is under attack - enemies scale the walls and batter at the gates, invading the castle and fighting until dawn.

This series looks at the involvement of women in various aspects of British history. Each book explores a particular theme and, through documentary evidence, quotations and contemporary pictures, evaluates the contribution of women, well-known and otherwise, to the shaping of history. The series offers background reading for GCSE studies, and Standard Grade in Scotland. Focusing on women travellers through the ages, this book discusses how, as pilgrims, missionaries, explorers, anthropologists a...

This book gives an account of the social and economic developments in Anglo-Saxon England from the first settlements in the fifth and sixth centuries to the immediate aftermath of the Norman conquest. The basic structure of analysis rests on the surviving legal and literary evidence, buttressed by the latest findings of archaeologists, numismatists, and art historians. In nearly 30 years since the first edition there has been great advance in knowledge, notably on the numismatic side, but the ma...

Why were medieval castles so difficult to capture? How did boys train to become knights? What were the deadliest weapons used during the Middle Ages? How did soldiers attack a castle? This exciting book helps less-confident readers aged 8-12 find out the answers to these questions and more. Warriors in the Medieval World examines the different roles of foot soldiers and knights, armour for soldiers and also for horses, battering rams and sieges, the development of ever more fortified castles and...

Ready-made high quality KS3 history lessons on Medieval life – topic booklet perfect for a half term’s work. Give every student access to high quality KS3 History textbook content with this topic booklet on Medieval life. Chapter 1: The Medieval VillageChapter 2: The Medieval CastleChapter 3: The Medieval KnightChapter 4: The Medieval ChurchChapter 5: Crime and Punishment • Fits into the school timetable with ease with 5 high quality lessons, perfect for a half term...

Discover all the foul facts about these famous invaders in history's most horrible headlines: Vicious Vikings edition. The master of making history fun, Terry Deary takes on the Vikings in this marauding look at our Scandinavian ancestors. From Viking Gods in wedding dresses and corpses on trial to death by booby-trapped statues! It's all in Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings. fully illustrated throughout and packed with blood-cu...

A topic based approach to a great civilisation through five books, each covering a different aspect of that civilisation. The history in these books explores how people lived and draws out what our own society has learnt from the ancient civilisation. Focuses on primary sources and what they tell us about people, events and changes in the society in question. Each book contains: - further reading and websites - glossary and index

A portrayal of the everyday life of a peasant family, the parish church, and the manor within a typical village in 13th century England.

Each book in this series deals with a topic in a History Study Unit at Key Stage 3 of the National Curriculum. The text fills in the background to the period and gives an account of the course of events. Information is also conveyed by means of maps and diagrams. The reader is invited to analyze original source material, such as documents, illustrations and statistics, and thereby to develop appropriate skills. Focusing on Islam as a religion and a political power, this book describes its develo...

Written by an Edexcel expert examiner: Listen Learn Succeed. Revision Rocks offers a completely new approach to learning and revision. You can learn about how to approach your Edexcel Anglo- Saxon and Norman exam while walking to school, or as the soundtrack to your favourite computer game. The guide includes a 24 page booklet that gives an overview of the material covered in the audio tracks. Total Running Time: 1 hour 9 Minutes. A code for printable PDF revision bullet points is also included....

Ready-made high quality KS3 history lessons on the Crusades – topic booklet perfect for a half term’s work. Give every student access to high quality KS3 History textbook content with this topic booklet on the Crusades. Chapter 1: The Islamic WorldChapter 2: The First CrusadeChapter 3: Crusader StatesChapter 4: Life as a Crusader KnightChapter 5: The End of the Crusades • Fits into the school timetable with ease with 5 high quality lessons, perfect for a half term...