The Medieval Castle

by Marjorie Reeves

To the reader. The first castle-builders, Building better castles, Besieging castles, King Henry l's castles, The siege of the Saucy Castle, Larger and grander castles, How do we know? Things to do in a group, Glossary Index

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1963

Reviews

[Kristyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book, like the Medieval Forest, offers a clear and calm description of Medieval Castles, their relationship to the power of the King/Queen and their barons, how to defend them, how to besiege them, the purpose of each part of the castle, and how those parts changed over time. It was written for a British school audience, so I found the times where the narrator assumed certain knowledge by saying things like "...castles guarding the Scottish and Welsh borders. You will easily think of reasons for these" somewhat charming, but the suggested exercises in the book are more explicitly British "Make a map of your own county marking all the castles you can discover."