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Knights and Castles

photo of a castle picture of a knight photo of a castle

www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/castle/index.htm

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A brilliant site with an interactive castle you can click on to explore.

Stories to write and games to play.

Go to Bleak Tower click on To do. Read the story of Dastardly Sir Dylan in the Dungeon Castle . Click You say what happens to make your own story ending. Go to Great Tower try Putting on the armour.

www.rampantscotland.com/castles/blcastles_index.htm

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Photos of 50 Scottish castles with a short history of each.

When were the castles built? What are the differences between the castles built in 13th century (eg. Aberdour Castle in Fife or Caerlaverock Castle in Dumfries) and 17th century (eg. Craigievar Castle in Aberdeenshire)?

www.castles-of-britain.com/castle6.htm

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A Castle Learning Centre. Everything you want to know about castles.

Why did castles develop? How much did it cost to build a castle? Why were knights used?

www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/

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Find out what it was really like to live in the Middle Ages.

Find out about feudal life, religion, homes, clothing, health, entertainment and town life.

www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/british_galleries/
designa/coat_of_arms/coat_of_arms.html

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Design your own coat of arms online.

Create a coat of arms step by step and then print it out.

www.tudorbritain.org/joust/

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Play Joust (Easier)

Choose your armour, horse and strategy. Let the tournament begin…

www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/kids/games/castlequest/

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Knights and Castles Interactive games

Choose the red flag to play Battle Dress. Can you put the archer, knight and horse into the correct armour?

Choose the yellow flag to play Castle Quest. Go through different levels to collect your treasures from the castle then escape.

www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/castles/hangman
_castle.htm

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Play Historical Hangman.

If you can guess the word you can stop Henry being hanged!

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/

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Design your own trebuchet to destroy the castle wall.

Discover how attackers tried to take a castle and how it was defended.

Can you destroy the castle wall?

Click on the weapons and castle to find out about the Medieval Arms Race.

http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/castle1.htm

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Tour around the fine old castle of Snayfwickby 1350. Lots of pictures of different parts of the castle to look at and talk about.

Write a caption for each picture. Print out the pictures to colour.

CS=Case Study

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