Looks at the simple machines used to build and defend castles, including pulleys, levers, wheels and axles, wedges, and screws.

Describes, in brief text and illustrations, how the inhabitants of a medieval castle prepared for war and endured a siege.

It is unexpected in any era to find a woman writing a book on the art of warfare, but in the fifteenth century it was unbelievable. Not surprisingly, therefore,

Looks at the history of siege warfare and castle defense in medieval Europe, with information on preparation for a siege, methods of attack and defense, sack an

In medieval warfare, the siege predominated: for every battle, there were hundreds of sieges. Yet the rich and vivid history of siege warfare has been consisten