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Website 1
Watch a video clip about castles.
Website 2
A quick guide to castles.
Website 3
Zoom through a recontruction of a medieval castle.
Website 4
Watch a video clip that explains important castle features.
Website 5
Find out different ways castles were attacked.
Website 6
Watch a video about how to destroy a castle wall.
Website 7
Things to make and do about everyday castle life.
Website 8
Find out about heraldry, design your own coat of arms and make a cardboard shield. (For instructions on making the shield, click on "make your own cardboard shield".)
Website 9
Take part in a tournament and joust online. (This activity uses Flash and may not work on all browsers.)
Website 10
Dress a knight in his suit of armour. (Click on "When the knight is dressed" for a puzzle on the different parts of a suit of armour. NOTE: click the "high quality" toggle to improve the clarity of the image.)
Website 11
Take a video tour of Hampton Court Palace.
Website 12
See inside Windsor Castle, the oldest occupied castle in the world and one of the official residences of Her Majesty The Queen.
Website 13
Watch an actor describe life as a medieval chef, creating the finest desserts for important castle guests.
Website 14
Picture guide to parts of a castle. (Click on a word to see a picture, or click on "Definition of a Castle" to see more castle pictures.)
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See inside
See inside castles
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Katie Daynes has written oodles of books for Usborne, from lifting the flaps on germs and poo, through things to spot in the sea and at school, to the life stories of Nelson Mandela and Marie Antoinette. She wrote My First Chess Book after being taught by her son, Joe Birks, who became the British Under 9 Chess Champion in 2017. She now lives in Yorkshire with her architect husband, two inquisitive children and a hamster called Toffee. When she’s not writing books, Katie likes walking on the blustery moors, meeting friends for coffee and playing competitive board games.
The Usborne 'See Inside' series is fantastic and 'See Inside Castles' is no exception. My son is 7, and just learning about castles as his topic at school. This book was a great introduction to castles in history, and it helped him to understand how the structures progressed from wooden structures, to fortified stone castles.
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