Castle
Subtitle: the siege chronicles
By: Derek Farmer ; illustrated by Mark Bergin
Contributors: Bergin, Mark
Publisher: Book House
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Brighton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
ISBN-13: 9781905638871; 9781905638888
Subjects: Castles; Juvenile literature; Château Gaillard (Les Andelys, France); Middle Ages; History
Description: An account of life in a medieval castle under seige, based on the real-life siege of Château-Gaillard in France. It includes background to the siege and the political tensions between England and France.
Notes: Includes index.

Booklets attached to pages 4, 15, 23 and 28.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The castle; title: The siege begins; title: Castle life; title: Feeding the castle; title: Making do; title: The poor in war; title: Fighting men; title: Attack and defence; title: Bombardment; title: Mining the walls; title: Praying for help; title: Hope is fading; title: Taken by storm; title: Surrender.