Blast Through the Past: A Noble History of Knights

by Howell, Izzi

• ISBN13: 9781445149356
• ISBN10: 1445149354
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-12-12
• Publisher: Franklin Watts

Summary

In Knights, find out all about the very first knights who served King Charlemagne. Battle your way through the Middle Ages with spears, swords and lances and find out about Knights overseas, including what happened during the crusades. Discover the samurai and sipahis - knights from Japan and the Ottoman Empire. Find out whether you'd have the skills to keep the peasants in line, to loyally serve your king, or win a jousting tournament.

Blast Through the Past takes a look at some of the most influential jobs (legal or otherwise!) and gets under the skin of of the most famous and infamous, the cleverest and the barmiest people who have shaped history. Take a chronological look at knights, spies, ancient warriors, explorers and more, and discover if you have what it takes to be a pirate on the high seas, an undercover agent or a fearsome gladiator.

Blast Through the Past is a series aimed at children aged 8+.

Author Biography

Izzi Howell is an editor and author of books for children.

Table of Contents

• 1: Noble knights through history
• 1: The first knights
• 1: Knight school
• 1: The chivalry code
• 1: Cruel crusades
• 1: Orders of knights
• 1: Wicked weapons
• 1: Awesome armour
• 1: Hurah for heraldry
• 1: Jousting and tournaments
• 1: The last knights
• 1: Super sipahis
• 1: Skilful samurai
• 1: Glossary & Empires of the world
• 1: Index