Life in a Medieval Castle and Village Coloring Book (Dover World History Coloring Books) Paperback – Illustrated, December 1, 1990

These are ok for older kids and adults. The drawings are fairly complicated so it is hard for younger kids to draw on them. My son liked this book and also learned a lot from it. Good inspiration for the imagination.

Made in America, beautiful illustrations and sturdy construction. These Dover coloring books based on historical figures/places/periods are always a favorite when I'm searching for education fun activities for kids.The fact that they're made in America is great.

I bought this as a coloring book for my teenager because he loves history and I thought the coloring might help with stress levels.It is wonderfully designed and full of interesting facts about the Middle Ages. I recommend this book for any age, young or old, if they are interested in this time in history. It will help bring it to life, and you’ll get some great pictures, too.

Teaching son different subjects on history and this book helps achieve that

This book contains the following pictures:--A walled town surrounded by fields--A serf tending crops--Serfs paying their dues to a lord--Exterior view of a castle and moat--Armorers shaping armor--A knight being dressed in armor--A soldier in a castle keep--Double-page spread of a battle with archers and mounted knights--Soldiers attacking a castle with a catapult--Soldiers scaling a castle’s walls with ladders--Two different scenes at a tournament (one is shown in color on the back cover)--A boy learning archery--A nobleman hunting with a falcon (shown in color on the front cover)--A knight and lady in a castle garden--A noblewoman being dressed by her maids while a nurse tends her child--A noble family relaxing in their private quarters--A feast in the great hall of a castle--Servants preparing a meal in a castle kitchen--A woman baking bread in an outdoor oven--Serfs building a wattle-and-daub house--A peasant family inside their home--A blacksmith shoeing a horse--A woman weaving cloth--Shepherds shearing sheep--Serfs harvesting timber--People bringing grain to a mill--A street scene in a town--Double-page spread of a market with live animals and other goods for sale--Guests at a tavern--Scene at a stream: a boy catching fish, a woman carrying water, and in the background, a scolding wife being ducked as punishment--Prisoners in stocks and pillory--A fair with musicians, a juggler, and a dancing bear--Monks in a monastery--Masons at work on a cathedral--Boys at school in a monastery--A monk copying a manuscript--A group on pilgrimage--A peddler showing his wares to a woman and child--A sailing ship--Ships being unloaded at a wharf--Merchants and clerks in a warehouseAs others have noted, pretty much the only way to color this book is with colored pencils. The pages are printed on both sides of fairly thin paper, so ink is likely to bleed through, and the pictures are much too detailed for crayons. Some of the pictures look quite difficult to color; for example, the walled town contains dozens of individual buildings about a quarter of an inch tall. If you like history and intricate adult coloring books, you may love this book, but many of the pictures are probably too difficult for younger children.

These coloring books are very nice quality, and much better at keeping sons interest. My son needs to work on his proper pencil grip, and gets tired of writing.....so this has been a way to encourage him to get better at that while coloring, and having fun. Highly recommend. (In honesty Daddy is enjoying coloring these too.)

Used during our Middle Ages unit at homeschool. Children colored a page as I read text concerning that aspect of the time period and then glued all the pages in a notebook with their notes. Made the unit more fun. And the coloring book even added details of the time period. I recommend the Dover coloring books as supplements to homeschool history.

I love to color, and have loved coloring long before it became the new trend for adults to color for relaxation. This book has some great medieval things to color along with horses, flags, kitchens, medieval clothing and life in a castle other items. It's totally fun.