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What Were Castles For?

What Were Castles For? book cover

Discover the Quicklinks for this book

Age: 6+

Find out more about castles times and explore some of England's finest surviving castles with links to websites where you can:

  • Find out how castles developed over time.
  • Watch an actor jousting as a medieval knight.
  • Find out about the life of a squire in 1300.
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Please note, this book is not available for sale on this website.

The internet links that are provided in this book were second to none, I’ve never seen my daughter so captivated by a single book.
Reader's review by Jason
First Encyclopedia of Seas and Oceans book cover
First Encyclopedia of Seas and Oceans
Age: 5+
RRP  £9.99

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