Crackin' Castles is presented as a cheap, lively introduction rather than a specialist architectural study. Its map and examples such as Corfe, Abergavenny, Carisbrooke, Laugharne, and Caernarfon give readers many possible routes into castle history. The review answers historians who dismiss Horrible Histories by comparing the series with videos, podcasts, and television programs that first attract people to the subject. The humor makes unfamiliar places and people memorable without pretending to be the final word. An inexpensive children's history book can lead into deeper reading.
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Horrible Histories as a castle gateway
The review opens by defending Horrible Histories as an approachable route into castle history and medieval stories.