Full color photos of models dressed in suits of armor, fighting battles, and feasting in the castle. One fascinating double-page spread shows a squire helping a knight on with his armor, showing each piece and layer and how it was worn. This book visually recreates town life in the homes of merchants, nobles, and peasants as well as presenting a picture of life in the church and at university. Five of the 29 chapters deal with the plague and its impact on town life. The book allows you to step inside a medieval castle and discover what it was like to live and work behind its massive walls.
Cutaway illustrations provide a vivid look at every aspect of castle life.
Each book in this series includes color illustrations and cut-away drawings to show construction and design details in a fascinating way. The focus is on ordinary people - what they wore, what they ate, what their houses were like. Macaulay tells how they were built, this tells how they lived there. Subplots revolve around Robert, a young squire, and his knight, Simon. 3rd-4th reading level.