Cedric Thatchbottom can't wait to train as a squire, serving Sir Percival the Proud a knight famed throughout the land for his glorious deeds. But this famous knight isn't all he appears to be, and Cedric soon finds himself being run ragged around Castle Bombast by his new master.

This series explores some of the most difficult occupations of the past from the perspective of an applicant for the job. 'How To Be A Medieval Knight' is packed with facts and investigates all aspects of life in the Middle Ages, including training, jousting tournaments, battles and sieges.

It is the dead of night. Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend hours locked in a chapel in silent contemplation if he is to be knighted the next day. But, as he waits by the light of a flickering candle, he hears a knock at the door and a voice desperately asking for help. A secret letter must be delivered to King Unauwen across the GreatMountains - a letter upon which the fate of the entire kingdom depends. Tiuri has a vital role to play, one that might...

Revealing the horrible history of knights - from Arthur and his mythical knights to warrior kings and cruel crusades - this title presents foul facts on a whole host of knasty knights along with dire details of the weapons they used and the rotten rules of knight fights.

Step inside Henry's house and join Henry, his dog Mothball and a quirky cast of characters as they find out everything there is to know about knights and castles.

Set in the Middle Ages during the rule of the Norman kings, The Ruby in Her Navel is a tale in which the conflicts of the past portend the present. The novel opens in Palermo, in which Latin and Greek, Arab and Jew live together in precarious harmony. Thurstan Beauchamp, the Christian son of a Norman knight, works for Yusuf, a Muslim Arab, in the palace's central finance office, a job which includes the management of blackmail and bribes, and the...

Enter the world of the most heroic, brutal and fearsome fighters of all time. Packed with fascinating facts, famous warrior profiles and artwork, this series allows readers to learn all about the devious tactics, wicked weapons and courageous battles fought by warriors.

'White Wolves Non-Fiction' covers a wide range of topics at different reading levels. It has been created to appeal to children and reflect the range of texts in the real world, from guidebooks to cookbooks.

This series transports the reader to the grisliest times and places in history. The first-person narrative approach puts the reader in the shoes of some of the most unfortunate people ever to have lived - from pyramid builders to viking explorers, from medieval knights to the crew of the Titanic. This approach encourages readers to get emotionally involved with the story and characters, aiding their understanding of some of the most important periods...

'My name is Ari Helix and I?m the forty-second reincarnation of King Arthur. I?m trapped in the Middle Ages, with a broken Excalibur, but I refuse to be powerless.' Ari may have won her first battle against the tyrannical Mercer corporation, but the larger war has just begun. Now Ari, the cranky wizard Merlin, and their friends must travel back in time to the very unenlightened Middle Ages in order to steal the Holy Grail - the very definition of...