Life in a castle /
Kay Eastwood.
- New York : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2004.
- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Medieval world .
- Medieval worlds series. .
Includes index.
The age of castles -- Motte and bailey -- Castles of stone -- Defending a castle -- Crusader castles -- Castle community -- The keep -- The great hall -- Feeding the castle -- The solar -- In the bailey -- Beyond the walls -- The end of castles -- Forts of the world.
Describes different kinds of castles, their purposes, how they were built, and what it was like to live in a castle, looking particularly at the roles played by women and children.