Join Stephen Biesty on the ultimate medieval
learning adventure!
A medieval learning adventure featuring the acclaimed illustrations of Stephen
Biesty. What was it like to live, work, eat, sleep, fight, and play in the
mighty feudal fortresses that loomed over the landscape of 14th-century Europe?
Find out by completing a dangerous secret mission inside the stone walls of
Baron Mortimer's castle.
Meet live-action characters and explore brilliantly rendered 3D environments
as you strive to complete your quest - and escape the dungeon.
Treason is afoot in Baron Mortimer's castle. The king has entrusted you, a
lowly page, with a dangerous mission: enter the castle in disguise and foil the
baron's plot to seize the royal crown for himself.
In your search for clues, you'll encounter the castle's inhabitants, from the
servants who tend to the baron's every need to the alchemist who mixes strange
potions in his quest for forbidden knowledge. You'll move from the dank, dark
recesses to the dungeon to the high watchtowers where soldiers scan the horizon
for signs of danger. You'll listen to troubadours, see jousts, overlook banquets
in the great hall, and learn about siege, disease, and knightly combat.
Construct a 59-piece scale model of a castle under siege.
But be mindful. While you spy on the baron, someone may be spying on you.
Think carefully before you answer any questions that the castle characters ask
you. You'll also need to piece together a long-forgotten map to find the hidden
tunnel through which the treacherous baron plans to escape if there's a siege.
Will you make your way back to the King's Court - or will your fate be the
dungeon?
Experience the drama and danger of life in a 14th-century castle!
You've been entrusted with a dangerous mission.
Explore 3D environments featuring the acclaimed illustrations of Stephen Biesty
and meet live-action characters as you strive to complete your quest - and
escape the dungeon.
- Find out how medieval people lived
- Analyze different historical viewpoints
- Learn how history shaped the present
- Understand historical themes
- Find out about medieval society from
eyewitness accounts.
- Develop historical terminology.
Scroll the close-up panoramas
Hear evocative sound effects that conjure up 14th century life, and click to
dissolve stonework or life sections of room to examine the scenes beneath.
Browse illuminated books
Books provide knowledge of unearth details of 14th century life.
Zoom in and Explore
Stephen Biesty's intricately detailed cross-section panoramas of castle and
countryside.
Gather information
There are 20 printable experiments in all. And all you need is stuff around the
house!
Detailed Drawings
Through Biesty's detailed drawings, you'll enter brilliantly rendered 3D rooms,
where you'll interact with live-action characters as you gather information
Hidden Gold
Search for the hidden gold coins of the realm and add them to your spy
collection. You'll need them to bribe your way out of danger.
Punch-out castle and jousting diorama inside!
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