Ye castle stinketh
Subtitle: could you survive living in a castle?
By: Chana Stiefel ; illustrated by Gerald Kelley
Contributors: Kelley, Gerald
Series: Ye yucky Middle Ages
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780766037861; 9781598453744
Subjects: Castles; Social life and customs; Juvenile literature; Medieval Civilization; Middle Ages
Description: Explores life during the Middle Ages; describes the features found in castles, including murder holes, gatehouses, and moats; and discusses the numerous smells the inhabitants encountered.

Have you ever dreamed of living in a castle? Imagine a moat filled with poop and an army of invaders holding you under siege. Life in the Middle Ages was no fairy tale! Charge back in time to find out what real life was like in the castles of the Middle Ages.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
Table of contents: title: When cows fly; title: Lifestyles of the rich and stinky; title: Feasts and folly; title: Surviving a siege.