Year 8 History
Castles
Last updated 11 November 2018
If any of the links don’t work, please get in touch with Ms Bright for assistance.
Note: The references on this page uses APA 6.
In 2020 the College moved to APA 7. CLICK HERE to access the APA 7 guide for the correct formatting.
Print Resources
Below is a small selection of print resources that include information about Castles. You can locate these using the shelf Call No indicated. You will also find more resources by searching the Library Catalogue using your keywords.
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728.81 CLE
Clements, G. (2009). Medieval castle. Mankato, Minnesota: Sea-to-Sea.
745.5 LLI
Llimos Plomer, A. (2010). Medieval castle adventure crafts. Berkeley Heights, New Jersey: Enslow Publishing.
This book will be useful for producing items for your museum exhibit.
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728.8 CUR
Currie, S. (2014). The medieval castle. San Diego, California: ReferencePoint Press.
909.07 REI
Reid, S. (2008). Castle life. New York: PowerKids.
940.1 JOV
Jovinelly, J., & Netelkos, J. (2007). The crafts and culture of a medieval castle. New York: Rosen Central.
This book will be useful for producing items for your museum exhibit.
eBooks
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eBook
Blackwood, G.L. (2000). Life in a medieval castle. Retrieved from Open Library.org
This ebook is available from the Open Library website. You will need to create a free account to borrow and read the book.
eBook
Sheehan, S. (2005). Castles. Retrieved from Open Library.org
This ebook is available from the Open Library website. You will need to create a free account to borrow and read the book.
eResources
Use your keywords to search the following eResources.
This encyclopedia has three different levels. Pick the one that suits you best.
Websites
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Hull, L. (1995). Castle learning center. Retrieved from http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castlelearningcenter.htm
Kalif, W. (2017). Make a paper and cardboard medieval castle. Retrieved from http://www.stormthecastle.com/paper-castle/make-a-cardboard-castle.htm
This page may help you to build a castle for your museum exhibit.
The medieval castle: four different types. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.historyonthenet.com/medieval-castle
Morris, E. (2018). Life in a medieval castle: smells, sounds and structure of medieval castle life. Retrieved from https://www.exploring-castles.com/castle_life/
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Cartwright, M. (2018). Medieval castle. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/Medieval_Castle/
Medieval-Castle.com. (2014). Retrieved from https://www.medieval-castle.com/
Thomas, J.L. (2009). Life in a medieval castle. Retrieved from http://www.castlewales.com/life.html
Videos
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Castles [Video file]. (2017). Retrieved from ClickView database.
Free School. (2017, October 20). Castles for kids: what is a castle? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AesgRREuCQI
Upshal, D. (Producer)., & Elliott, S. (Director). (2014). Why build a castle? [Video file]. Retrieved from ClickView database.
This is episode 1 of a series. Each episode runs for 1 hour.
Upshal, D. (Producer)., & Tinker, B. (Producer/Director). (2014). Defending the castle [Video file]. Retrieved from ClickView database.
This is episode 2 of a series. Each episode runs for 1 hour.
Upshal, D. (Producer)., Hill, L. (Producer/Director). (2014). Inside the castle [Video file]. Retrieved from ClickView database.
This is episode 3 of a series. Each episode runs for 1 hour.
References
Bellinzona [Image]. (2015). Retrieved from https://wikitravel.org/en/File:Bellinzona_banner.jpg

