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Knights / Rachel Firth ; designed by Lucy Owen with Glen Bird and Helen Wood.

Internet-linked Knights (cover title)
Firth, Rachel, (author.).

Summary:

In medieval times, knights were the most powerful soldiers on the battlefield. This new Usborne Discovery book explores in fascinating and sometimes gory detail how they lived, died, and eventually died out altogether. You'll find answers to hundreds of questions about knights.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0794503853
  • ISBN: 1580865097
  • ISBN: 9781601301673
  • Physical Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Tulsa, Okla. : EDC Pub., 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Originally published: London : Usborne, 2003.
Formatted Contents Note:
What were knights? -- Deadly weapons -- Chain mail and shields -- Plate armor -- Knights and castles -- Medieval warfare -- Under siege -- Weapons of attack -- ?Fighting back -- Becoming a knight -- Tournaments -- Coats of arms -- Heralds -- Hunting and games -- Chivalry -- Crusades -- Templars and Hospitallers -- Noblewomen - End of the knights -- Famous knights -- Knight facts -- Acknowledgements -- Index.
Subject:
Knights and knighthood > Juvenile literature.
Knights and knighthood > Computer network resources > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 5 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library J940.1 FIR (Text) 36015001432000 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -