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"This is a book about ten real castles. Each castle is illustrated by a fabulous cross-section that reveals its interior, and is described by a lively text on an important day in its history"--Front jkt. flap. Best-selling author, Stephen Biesty, famous for his "Incredible Cross-Sections" books, has now turned his attention to ten actual castles, as they were on ten historic dates (his 1994 book "Castle" focused on a single, imaginary castle). In...

"Describes medieval times and the uses of medieval castles, how they were built, and who lived in them"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the duties and privileges of a medieval knight in warfare and in service to a lord, and explores aspects of daily life such as clothing, apprenticeship, heraldry, and obedience to the chivalric code.

Reveals details about the lives of medieval knights with the use of artwork from such artists as Jean Fouquet, Pieter Bruegel the Younger, and Paolo Uccello.

Our third stop in time was the medieval era. We were there to see King Arthur crowned at Camelot. But when we arrived, Arthur was nowhere to be found, and an evil knight was holding a fair maiden captive!

"Find out how medieval society was organized, who paid loyalty to whom, and who had responsibilities to whom"--P. [4] of cover.