Medieval category: 3965 books
by Marc Morris
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
The first major biography of a truly formidable king, whose reign was one of the most dramatic and important of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale.
Edward I is familiar to millions as "Longshanks," conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
In the middle ages, there were nobles and knights who performed special roles in society. Open this book to read about what they do and why they do such functions. A glimpse into the past would provide you with facts to model the modern way of living. So what are you waiting for? Get a copy and read this book today!
Arthur and the Kings of Britain
The Historical Truth Behind the Myths
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Written in 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth, the Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britain) purported to chronicle the British monarchy from the arrival of the Trojan Brutus, grandson of Aeneas, through to the seventh century AD when the Anglo-Saxons had taken control of the land. The...
From She-Wolf to Martyr
The Reign and Disputed Reputation of Johanna I of Naples
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015
In 1343 a seventeen-year-old girl named Johanna (1326–1382) ascended the Neapolitan throne, becoming the ruling monarch of one of medieval Europe’s most important polities. For nearly forty years, she held her throne and the avid attention of her contemporaries. Their varied responses to her reign...
by Christine Pizan, Rosalind Brown-Grant
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 1999
Christine de Pizan (c.1364-1430) was France's first professional woman of letters. Her pioneering Book of the City of Ladies begins when, feeling frustrated and miserable after reading a male writer's tirade against women, Christine has a dreamlike vision where three virtues - Reason, Rectitude and...
The Templar, the Queen and Her Lover (Knights Templar Mysteries 24)
Conspiracies and intrigue abound in this thrilling medieval mystery
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
Accused of a crime he didn't commit, will Sir Baldwin be able to clear his name?
Bloody revenge on the streets of Paris threaten Sir Baldwin de Furnshill's royal mission in The Templar, the Queen and Her Lover, the twenty-fourth novel in Michael Jecks' brilliant medieval crime series. Perfect...
Richard the Lionheart
The Mighty Crusader
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
The greatest general of medieval times
King Richard I's personal bravery on the battlefield won him the name 'Lionheart' but as David Miller reveals, his battles and campaigns demonstrate a brilliant grasp of strategy and tactics. The 'Lionheart' was no mere medieval 'head banger' but a thoughtful...
by John France
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2006
The Crusades and the Expansion of Catholic Christendom, 1000-1714 is a fascinating and accessible survey that places the medieval Crusades in their European context, and examines, for the first time, their impact on European expansion.
Taking a unique approach that focuses on the motivation...
by Susan Wise Bauer
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2010
A masterful narrative of the Middle Ages, when religion became a weapon for kings all over the world.
From the schism between Rome and Constantinople to the rise of the T’ang Dynasty, from the birth of Muhammad to the crowning of Charlemagne, this erudite book tells the fascinating, often...
Dangerous Mystic
Meister Eckhart's Path to the God Within
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Life and times of the 14th century German spiritual leader Meister Eckhart, whose theory of a personal path to the divine inspired thinkers from Jean Paul Sartre to Thomas Merton, and most recently, Eckhart Tolle
Meister Eckhart was a medieval Christian mystic whose wisdom powerfully appeals...
The Middle Ages Unlocked
A Guide to Life in Medieval England, 1050-1300
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
To our modern minds, the Middle Ages seem to mix the well-known and familiar with wildly alien concepts and circumstances. The Middle Ages Unlocked provides an invaluable introduction to this complex and dynamic period in England. Exploring a wide range of topics from law, religion and education to...
Foundation
The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
The first book in Peter Ackroyd's history of England series, which has since been followed up with two more installments, Tudors and Rebellion.
In Foundation, the chronicler of London and of its river, the Thames, takes us from the primeval forests of England's prehistory to the death, in 1509,...
by Charles Freeman
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
The King Of Thieves (Knights Templar Mysteries 26)
A journey to medieval Paris amounts to danger
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2014
On a diplomatic mission in France, Sir Baldwin and Simon encounter more than they bargained for...
Baldwin and Simon uncover a deadly assassination plot in The King of Thieves, a gripping mystery in Michael Jecks' hugely popular medieval crime series. Perfect for fans of Paul Doherty and Susanna...