Castles
By: by Gary Jeffrey & illustrated by Nick Spender
Contributors: Spender, Nik, illustrator
Series: Graphic medieval history
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 2014
Place of publication: St. Catharines, ON
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780778703969; 9780778704027; 9781427175083; 9781427175144
Subjects: Castles; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Bandes dessinées; Cartoons and comics; Châteaux; Middle Ages; Moyen Âge; Juvenile literature; Comic books, strips
Description: Via graphic novel format, examines three historic attacks on medieval castles.

This graphic novel presents the exciting events of three historic attacks on medieval castles: In 1203-1204, French King Philip II, lays siege to Chateau Gaillard, a castle in France built by English King Richard I; When Prince Louis of France lays siege to Dover Castle in England in 1216, English forces tunnel under the French attackers; In 1294, Welsh rebel Llywelyn and his army rampage against Conwy Castle, trapping English King Edward I inside.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Castle building --; title: Under siege! --; title: The breaking of Chateau Gaillard, 1203 --; title: The siege of Dover Castle, 1216 --; title: Edward I conquers Wales, 1294 --; title: Castles end.