Product Description
24 Hours in a Castle
Author: Lan Cook • Illustrator: Alicia Reyes
Format: Hardback
Recommended for ages 7+
Step inside a medieval castle on the eve of a grand jousting tournament when the arrival of a mysterious knight sets tensions rising.
In this story you'll discover how knights are trained, how they dress for battle, watch jousting and sample foods sold to excited crowds.
Features:
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Written with expert advice from Dr. Abigail Wheatley, PhD in Medieval Studies and Dr. Jeremy Ashbee, FSA - Head Curator of Properties at English Heritage, who specialises in the history and architecture of medieval palaces and castles
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Includes links to websites to discover more
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Filled with exciting facts about life in a medieval castle
Chapters in this book include:
- Out hawking
- The castle
- Banquet time
- Poison prevention
- A surprise guest
- Prayers before bed
- Tournament day
- The knights' parade
- A spotters guide to arms
- The jousting begins
- Common injuries and their cures
- Through the tournament ground
- How to dress your knight
- Edmund's joust
- The duel
- A poor knight
- Castles of the world
- So, which cures worked?
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