Knights: Warriors of the Middle Ages

by Aileen Weintraub

Describes the training, clothing, weapons, leisure time, and responsibilities of knights, and provides an overview of the Crusades.

48 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2005

About the author

Aileen Weintraub is an award-winning author, journalist, and editor. She has written for the Washington Post, Glamour, NBC, and AARP, among others. She has also published several children’s books, including Never Too Young! 50 Unstoppable Kids Who Made a Difference and We Got Game! 35 Female Athletes Who Changed the World.

Reviews

[Taylor Church · Rating 3 out of 5]

When you're 30 years old you really don't have any reason to read 48-page books with glossy pictures and glossaries of words you have known for decades. Alas, someone gave me this book in a pile of discarded books they didn't want. I believe you can always find a nugget of interest in books like these even as an adult. And I did. I learned that there were essentially three types of medieval war horses used, all with fancy equine nomenclature that I had never heard before. A fine, 7 minute read worth the zero cents I paid for it.

[Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative. Also very easy to understand.