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Knights & castles, Philip Dixon

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Knights & castles, Philip Dixon
Language
eng
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resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 8-12
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Knights & castles
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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Philip Dixon
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Accelerated Reader, MG, 8.2, 2, 119766
Summary
Provides an overview of knights and castles, including information on the roles and responsibilities of knights and why castles were needed
Table Of Contents
Knights in time: Knights of the Middle Ages -- Knights of the Crusades -- Knights and soldiers in battle -- Knights' last stand -- The castle as fortress: The need for castles -- Castles in time -- Castle construction -- The castle besieged -- Attack and defense -- The castle as palace: The castle at peace -- Castle people: who's who -- Working the castle land -- Castle leisure -- Entertainment and banquets -- Castles in decline -- A knight's world: Becoming a knight -- A knight's armor and weapons -- The mounted knight -- Jousting: practice for war -- Castles: The Tower of London, England: castle to kings -- Krak des Chevaliers, Syria: knight's rock -- Castel del Monte, Italy: riddle in stone -- Caerphilly, Wales: shielded by water -- Mont-Saint-Michel, France: castle in the sea -- Poenari, Romania: dracula's castle -- Countries and castles -- Glossary -- Index
Target audience
juvenile
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