A truly remarkable portrait of ten real castles in history including Windsor, Chambord and the Tower of London. Stephen Biesty's world-renowned illustrations combine grandeur of scale with breathtaking detail. Meredith Hooper brings the castles to life by introducing their knights and kitchenmaids, soldiers and spies, and telling the amazing stories of their dungeons and secret passageways, towers and toilets. Together, they recreate the real lives of castles as never before.

 

This book is part of a book series called Stephen Biesty .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Hachette Children's Group .

Meredith Hooper is a well-known and successful author of non-fiction books for children. Stephen Biesty (Author) Stephen Biesty has been illustrating since 1985. He has won several prestigious awards, including the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award (1993) and the UK Literary Association Children's Book Award (2005). He is the author the best-selling Giant Vehicles and To the Rescue.