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Though often more palatial than protective, such constructions proved decisive to the ongoing wars and were often chosen as sites for future castles. Back home, I’d immerse myself in reading legends and fairy stories—at bedtime, lying in my top bunk, I'd make up stories to entertain my sister in her bottom bunk.The trouble starts when the boy decides to shrink his housekeeper in the hopes of stopping her from leaving his family. Which explains why legends and stories have grown up about castles —imagining has been key to making sense of such imposing features in the landscape, when often their real history has been forgotten over time. By adopting an identical approach to that seen in Castles of England, the purpose of this book is to throw light on the stories behind them. I’ve only recently given up dreaming of living in a castle (I’d actually rather live in a warm, efficient modern house now! I would purchase for a trip to Welsh castles to find out more before or after a trip to the castles.

It is fabulously illustrated with photographs combined with artwork and computer graphics that recreate what living in a castle was really like. In 1051, a monk of Canterbury Cathedral made a bizarre observation in what would eventually form part of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

When it turns out to be nothing more than a ruin, Winnie realizes that they are 'hundreds of years too late' and so makes a swoosh of her wand to take them back to medieval times. This is a great book full of interesting information, historical facts, and daunting tales that occurred in the Castles of Wales.

Throughout, attention is given to the social and domstic, as well as to the military significance of castles and the aspirations of their builders. Using his own drawings, diagrams and photographs, author Trevor Yorke explains, in an easy-to-understand manner, how the role of the castle changed from fortress to palatial home, and illustrates how the ruined buildings were used in the past. By digging deep into the history of England’s mighty castles, the purpose of this book is to throw light on those who lived there. Find out exactly what goes on inside a medieval castle in this impeccably stylish picture book from the National Trust. It was lovely feeling the warm earth under me and the springing grass against the palms of my hands.This book is ideal for turning into a multimedia experience based on which locations or stories grab you. The history of medieval castles really is a fascinating one and reading this book as a citizen of a country still in its infancy in comparison to England, I was enthralled with the history in this book. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers.