Castle / written by Christopher Gravett ; photographed by Geoff Dann.

Previously published: 2004.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 69) and index.

What is a castle? -- The first castles -- The great tower -- Concentric castles -- Castles on the Loire -- Castles in Spain -- Castles in Germany -- The chapel -- Laying a siege -- Men and missles -- Tricks of defense -- The garrison -- The castle as prison -- Crusader castles -- Castles in Japan -- The great hall -- The kitchen -- At the table -- The entertainers -- Women and children -- The lord -- Fabrics and textiles -- In the fields -- Animals in the castle -- The woodworkers -- Metalwork -- Castles in decline -- Did you know? -- Who's who? -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.

Looks behind fortress walls to explore how they were built to house hundreds of people and animals, the important rooms, the people who lived in them, and what castle life was like.