Grab your magnifying glass and charge into battle with this search-and-find history adventure packed with more than 200 things to spot in each eye-boggling illustration.
Meet history’s most heroic knights as you travel back in time to follow Sir Gallahad into the court of King Arthur, Joan of Arc into battle, and Richard the Lionheart on his last crusade. Use the magnifying glass to explore cutaway castles, epic medieval battlefields, and impressive royal tournaments, then learn about chivalry, armor, and jousting.
Written by the Blue Peter award–winning David Long, this book will delight and inform the most inquisitive young squires and ladies!
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Unvarnished infotainment for sharp-eyed Where's Waldo fans * Kirkus Reviews * Tales of knights, lords and ladies rival those of the gods for spectacle and intrigue. Castles Magnified tells of storied figures such as Richard the Lionheart and explores the manners and mores of the Middle Ages through teeming illustrations of medieval life. Splendidly rendered by illustrator Harry Bloom, the bustling scenes invite close inspection; with the magnifying glass included in the book, readers can do just that. A cutaway effect in Blooms illustrations reveals castle interiors inhabited by servants, guards and nobles. A list of items for youngsters to spy and identify accompanies each scene. With ample historical background contributed by author David Long, Castles Magnified brings a long-ago era into focus. * Bookpage *
THE FIRST CASTLES 67
STONE CASTLES 89
THE FEUDAL SYSTEM 1011
THE LORD OF THE MANOR 1213
PEOPLE OF THE TOWN 1415
DAILY LIFE IN THE CASTLE 1617
FOOD AND FEASTING 1819
ENTERTAINMENT 2021
THE CASTLE COURTYARD 2223
RELIGION 2425
MAGIC AND MEDICINE 2627
A KNIGHTS LIFE 2829
A PITCHED BATTLE 3031
PRISONERS AND GUARDS 3233
JOAN OF ARC 3435
SIEGE! 3637
GALLERY OF FAMOUS KNIGHTS 3839
CAN YOU FIND? 4041
ANSWERS 4243
TIMELINE AND GUNPOWDER, GUNS, AND THE END OF THE CASTLE 44
GLOSSARY 45
David Long writes for adults and children and specialises in history. As a journalist he has written for the Times, Sunday Times, and London Evening Standard as well as for magazines in Britain and abroad. He is an award-winning ghostwriter and one of his own books was voted Blue Peter Book of the Year 2017.Harry Bloom is a freelance illustrator based in London. He specialises in creating detailed illustrations for children's books. His titles include Where's Father Christmas? and Where's Mo?Pirates Magnified is his first book for Wide Eyed Editions.
