The ultimate guide for the novice knight, covering everything from sieges to swordplay, feasts to fights and crusades to courtly love. Written in a lively, humorous and engaging style and packed with informative historical detail. Brings the period of medieval knights vividly to life. Taken from www.Usborne.com
I found this book by accident but it was one of the more entertaining educational books that I have read. Usborne writes all kinds of handbooks and guides for different time periods which makes it a better way for the student to learn. Instead of reading through a book that just mumbles out facts, it puts you in a situation and makes you believe that you are trying to become or do something. There are a number of amusing illustrations throughout the book that will catch the eye of kids reading this book and it will stick with them. This book gives information on knights and what knights had to go through but puts a one on one perspective on it. This book is a quick enough read and I breezed through it with no problems. Not only are there points touched upon on how to become a Knight but it also talks about how Knights would court ladies and what the average home was like. The book is a definite good choice to give to students who need help with information on Knights as well as the middle ages.
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