该作品中的一些故事以城堡作为起点，进而来更广泛的层面研究英国的历史，其中包括《劳动者》 (The Labourer) ，该故事以一名离开新建城堡参加1381年农民起义的人为线索。
Some of the stories in the collection use the castle as a jumping-off point to delve more broadly into English history, including The Labourer, which follows a man who leaves the newly built castle to join the 1381 Peasants' Revolt.