Eleven-year-old page Tobias Burgess offers an insider\'s view of day-to-day life in a medieval Castle in his diary, in which he includes tips on etiquette, descriptions of jousting, and endnotes.
Complete with glossary, index, and detailed endnotes, this is a rich look at medieval life that informs as much as it entertains..
Eleven-year-old Toby\'s vivid diary entries offer an insider\'s view of day-to-day Castle life, including tips on etiquette (where do you spit at a feast?) and exciting descriptions of hunting, jousting, and harvesting. -- School Library Journal (starred review) What was it really like to live in a castle? Step back to the Middle Ages with Castle Diary: the Journal of Tobias Burgess .
Not many, if any, children\'s books on the Middle Ages and castles contain the wealth of information found in this fresh, appealing offering.
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Eleven-year-old page Tobias Burgess offers an insider\'s view of day-to-day life in a medieval Castle in his diary, in which he includes tips on etiquette, descriptions of jousting, and endnotes