num_pages: 32
description: SEE INSIDE AN AMAZING 14TH-CENTURY CASTLEFrom the creators of INCREDIBLE CROSS-SECTIONSWHY...did castles have wooden walkways around the top of their walls?...did one castle attacker set fire to 40 dead pigs?...was the longbow such a fearsome weapon?WHO...was a "gong farmer"?...catapulted animals over the castle walls?...ate elaborate dishes of porpoise and peacock?WHAT...was strewn on castle floors?...was a quantain?...was a squire's job?Follow the story of life in the castle in both peace and war - and find the enemy spy!
language: English
title: Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle
titlecomplete: Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections Castle
genres: Medieval, History, Science, Historical, Childrens, Reference, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Art, Architecture
ratings_count: 594
series: Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections
publisher: Dorling Kindersley