Washoe County Library System

A look at the history of castles and how they were built; the people who lived in them; their involvement in local government, law enforcement, and war; and how their usage changed after the Middle Ages.

Antiques expert Tim Wonnacott and expert chef Rosemary Shrager travel in the footsteps of Queen Victoria, visiting the grand houses, castles and stately homes that she visited throughout her life. They reveal the extraordinary food, dčor, and garden preparations that were undertaken and what happened during the visits. Includes 20 episodes.

Eleven-year-old Princess Celie lives with her parents, the king and queen, and her brothers and sister at Castle Glower, which adds rooms or stairways or secret passageways most every Tuesday, and when the king and queen are ambushed while travelling, it is up to Celie--the castle's favorite--with her secret knowledge of its never-ending twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom.

An Irish castle haunted by the ghosts of two murdered youths. As in The Pig Did It, Caldwell brings his masterly comic touch to his dialogue, his characters, and his sense of place, so that The Pig Comes to Dinner achieves its own unique blend of romance, comedy, and Irish history.

The Alden children have another mystery to solve when they visit a castle and must figure out which of the guests has stolen the Stradivarius violin.

For young Measle Stubbs, surviving a stay in a haunted castle means confronting pictures that come to life, a murderous suit of armor, and a jellybean-loving wrathmonk.

It may be more famous now than any time in its 1,300-year history as the setting of Downton Abbey, but England's Highclere Castle has its own stories to tell. In its heyday, Highclere was the social epicenter of Edwardian England. See how all the inhabitants of Highclere lived, from the aristocrats above to the army of servants toiling 'below stairs'. Also find out from the current inhabitants, Lord and Lady Carnarvon, what life in a fairytale castle...

"Catherine Helstone's missionary brother, Laon, has disappeared while bringing the Gospels to the Dark Continent--not Africa, but Arcadia, legendary land of the magical fae"--Back cover.

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