The story of the castle

     But the fun couldn't last. First, the cannon was invented. It was soon strong enough to blast holes in the biggest castle. Then lords stopped fighting each other and banded together to fight other countries. Finally, lords and ladies decided they didn't want to live in cold, dark, noisy castles. They wanted grand homes instead.
     So, they stopped building castles altogether. Castles had their stones stolen for new buildings, or were simply left to collapse. Hundreds of years went by...
     ... until today, when very few castles are lived in at all. Some have completely disappeared. But you don't have to look for to find a ruin, just waiting to be explored. (p, 61,62, 63)

    
     This book tells us the history of castles in Europe, for example why they were built, how they were developed and why they were vanished. In many countries, castles had been built in the past. There are some old castles in Japan. If the country is different, so the way of building castle is also different. But the main purpose of castle is defending lord, ladies and knights. That's way, castles were built with good ideas and has been developed so far. However, no one lives in castle now even if noble family. If you want to know why castles were vanished, you  should read this book. The words in this book is a little difficult for me, but I could enjoy reading thanks to the illustrations in this book.

Lesley, Sims. The story of the castle. (2006). USBORNE YOUNG READING. UK.