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1) Knight
Author
Series
Description
Be an eyewitness to what life was really like for a knight in medieval times--from battles to banquets and from jousting to hunting. See how a knight put on his armor. Find out why knights decorated their shields. Discover deadly weapons known as caltrops.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
"On their latest field trip, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about castles: from drawbridges and dungeons to kings, queens, and knights! There are humorous illustrations and engaging photographs throughout"--www.bibz.com.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
Description
Here is an inside look at the history of medieval knights and their armor, jousting, heraldry, and crusades. The life of the knight is considered from battles and banquets to sieges and chivalry.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
Introduces the high adventure of medieval England through the letters of a knight's squire who participates in an exciting tournament before witnessing the preparations and battle engagements of a castle under siege.
8) Peasant
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
45 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
"Traces the life of a typical peasant in medieval times from birth to death, including childhood, marriage, work, holidays, and customs. Includes primary source quotes"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.
Description
Describes the disadvantages to being one of the many builders during the construction of a Medieval cathedral, including masons and quarrymen, and explains the long and arduous task of completing the cathedral.
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
A look at life in a medieval castle during the reign of King John through the eyes of one of its servant girls. Humorous illustrations, captions, and sidebars describe the horrible conditions inside a medieval castle that the servants and others endured.
Author
Series
History of the world volume 8
Publisher
Zak Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
48 p. ; 29 cm.
Description
"A detailed overview of the history in Europe from the collapse of the Roman Empire in western Europe in the late 400s to the Norman conquest of England in 1066"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
285 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Description
"Describes the social and economic structure of life in the High Middle Ages (1100-1400), including the ruling classes, the peasantry, the urban dwellers, and members of the Church and the role each group played in shaping European civilization"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
History of the world volume 10
Publisher
Zak Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.
Description
"A detailed overview of the history of Europe during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, when the cultural movement known as the Renaissance made great advances in intellectual and artistic traditions"--Provided by publisher.
14) Knight
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
45 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.
Description
"Traces the life of a typical knight in medieval times from birth to death, including childhood, becoming a knight, going to war, pilgrimages, and knightly duties. Includes primary source quotes"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
112 pages
Description
"Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for the lord as well as for the peasants who lived on his land. For an army, a lord depended on young soldiers in armor called knights who spent years at the castle learning the skills of warfare"--
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