Much of the layout and architecture of Aberwyvern castle is extrapolated from these Welsh castles, which Macaulay visited as a boy, and in particular Conwy Castle, which it is directly modelled after with the architect being James of Saint George, a real-life figure who designed many of the English castles in Wales. Macaulay places its construction in North West Wales between 12, when Edward I of England was in fact building a string of castles to help his conquest of that land, a long-term strategy which involved the English establishing an irremovable presence in Wales over generations until they are gradually accepted by the native population. The castle is fictional but the historical context is real. A great deal of detail is put into the descriptions, and he describes the workers and tools that would have been needed for the construction of a medieval castle. Like many of Macaulay's other works, it consists of a written description of the construction process accompanied by pen-and-ink drawings. The book offers a detailed illustrated description of Aberwyvern castle, a fictional castle built between 12. Castle is a Caldecott Honor award-winning book by David Macaulay published in 1977.
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