LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL CASTLE

Step through the gateway of a medieval castle and join a royal household on the move. Meet kings and queens, sheriffs and seneschals, constables and chamberlains, cooks and castle-builders, knights and squires, and the heroes and villains that peopled the golden age of castles. Find out: Why castles were first built and how they changed over five hundred years * Who lived in them and how they functioned * How much Edward I spent building eight of the greatest castles the world had seen * Why Henry II spent Christmas in 24 different locations in 34 years * How many gallons of wine the thirsty garrison of Dover Castle drank in a single week * What a "ewerer" was and how often a medieval king took a bath * And how palaces - not gunpowder - brought the great age of castle-building to a close * Written for the young adult and with excellent illustrations. Now out-of-print and limited stock available.