Christopher Gravett is an assistant curator of armour at the Tower Armouries specialising in the

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and

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of the medieval world. Gravett has written a number of books and acts as an advisor for film and television projects.

Selected works

* (1985) ''German Medieval Armies, 1300-1500'',

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, * (1993) ''The Norman Knight, 950-1204 AD'', Osprey Publishing, * (1997) ''Medieval German Armies, 1000-1300'', Osprey Publishing, * (1999) ''Bosworth 1485: Last Charge of the Plantagenets'', Osprey Publishing, * (2000) ''Hastings 1066'', Osprey Publishing, * (2001) ''The History of Castles: Fortifications Around the World'', Lyons Press, * (2002) ''English Medieval Knight 1300-1400'', Osprey Publishing, * (2002) ''English Medieval Knight 1200-1300'', Osprey Publishing, * (2003) ''Towton 1461: England's Bloodiest Battle'', Osprey Publishing, * (2003) ''Tewkesbury 1471: The Last Yorkist Victory'', Osprey Publishing, * (2003) ''Norman Stone Castles: British Isles 1066-1216'', Osprey Publishing, * (2004) ''Norman Stone Castles (2): Europe 950-1204'', Osprey Publishing, * (2006) ''The Normans: Warrior Knights and Their Castles'', Osprey Publishing, * (2006) ''Castles and Fortifications from Around the World'', Thalamus Publishing, * (2006) ''Tudor Knight'', Osprey Publishing, * (2007) ''The Castles of Edward I in Wales 1277-1307'', Osprey Publishing,

Children's books

* (2002) ''Eyewitness Guides: Castle'',

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, * (2003) ''Eyewitness Guides: Knight'', Dorling Kindersley, * ''The World of the Medieval Knight'',

Collaborations

with

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: * (2006) ''The Normans: Warrior Knights and their Castles'',

* (2006) ''Battles of the Middle Ages'', Greenwood Press,

References

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