Chronological Period/Medieval (500-1453) Studies
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The Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend
$20.99 Add to cartThe Oxford Guide to Arthurian Literature and Legend is both a critical history of the Arthurian tradition and a reference guide to Arthurian works, names, characters, symbols, and places. Seven essays… [more below]
- Series: Oxford Quick Reference
- Author: Lupack, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: May 11 2007
- ISBN10: 019921509X
- Language: English
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Basilisks and Beowulf: Monsters in the Anglo-Saxon World
$18.00 Add to cartAn eye-opening, engrossing look at the central role of monsters in the Anglo-Saxon worldview–now in paperback.
This book addresses a simple question: why were the Anglo-Saxons obsessed with monste… [more below]- Author: Flight, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147743
- Language: English
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The Heathens and the Dragon: A 13th-Century Adventure
$12.95 Read moreA middle-grade medieval adventure starring two orphans, a troubadour with dancing feet, and an irascible pet chicken by an award-winning YA writer.
From award-winning author Kate A. Boorman comes her
- Author: Boorman, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1771872470
- Language: English
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Warrior Princess: The Story of Khutulun
$19.99 Read moreAn empowering and informative picture book biography about Khutulun, the great-great granddaughter of Genghis Khan, and how she defied the expectations of her time to become commander of the Khan’s ar
- Author: Deng, Sally
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 0374388385
- Language: English
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Men of Terror: A Comprehensive Analysis of Viking Combat
$50.00 Add to cartAn Interdisciplinary Study of Viking Martial Culture that Dispels Myths and Expands Our Understanding of the Medieval Norse World
Sometime near the end of the tenth century, a man named Fra? died in … [more below]- Author: Short, William R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 159416360X
- Language: English
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Winters in the World: A Journey Through the Anglo-Saxon Year
$30.00 Add to cartInterweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seasons in medieval England–now in paperback.
Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey thro- Author: Parker, Eleanor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: September 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1789146720
- Language: English
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The Restless Republic: Britain Without a Crown
$19.99 Read moreTHE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE
Eleven years when Britain had no king.
In 1649 Britai
- Author: Keay, Anna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0008282056
- Language: English
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The Ronin
$14.95 Add to cart“A thunderbolt, full of lightning and excitement, one you won’t put down until its last extraordinary page.” —The Japan Times
The violence of twelfth-century Japan explodes in this half-legendary, ha- Series: Tuttle Classics
- Author: Jennings, William Dale
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: December 15 2007
- ISBN10: 4805308834
- Language: English
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Golem: A Caldecott Award Winner
$9.99 Add to cartWinner of the 1997 Caldecott Medal
Retold from traditional sources and accompanied by David Wisniewski’s unique cut-paper illustrations, Golem is a dramatic tale of supernatural forces invoked to sav- Author: Wisniewski, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 19 2007
- ISBN10: 0618894241
- Language: English
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Knights and Castles: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #2: The Knight at Dawn
$7.99 Read moreThe #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better. Track the … [more below]
- Series: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #2
- Author: Osborne, Mary Pope
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0375802975
- Language: English
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Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
$12.00 Read moreRegarded by many as the most luminous example of Mark Twain’s work, this fictional biography of Joan of Arc was purportedly written by Joan’s page and secretary — Sieur Louis de Cont?. (Twain’s alter
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Twain, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 07 2002
- ISBN10: 0486424596
- Language: English
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The Cleaving
$17.99 Read moreFour women, four destinies – the future of King Arthur’s court…
A fresh, feminist retelling of the Arthurian legends The Cleaving is an Arthurian retelling that follows the tangled stories of four w- Author: McKenna, Juliet E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1915202221
- Language: English
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Fairest
$9.99 Add to cartOnce upon a time, there was a girl who wanted to be pretty . . .
Aza’s singing is the fairest in all the land, and the most unusual. She can “throw” her voice so it seems to come from anywhere. But sin
- Author: Levine, Gail Carson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 24 2012
- ISBN10: 0060734108
- Language: English
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The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
$20.00 Add to cart- Series: Saqi Essentials
- Author: Maalouf, Amin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 29 1989
- ISBN10: 0805208984
- Language: English
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The Cosmos in Stone: Sacred Geometry of a Master Mason
$39.95 Add to cartThis beautiful and groundbreaking book examines the use of sacred geometry and cosmology in Gothic cathedral design. Renowned geometer and lecturer Tom Bree demonstrates how medieval Master Masons com… [more below]
- Author: Bree, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1906069212
- Language: English
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The Swiss Family Robinson
$7.99 Add to cartThe Swiss Family Robinson is an unforgettable adventure novel that will transport readers to a remote island where a resilient family fights for survival. Follow the Robinson family as they face the
- Author: Wyss, Johann David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 356
- Publish Date: January 08 2019
- ISBN10: 9389178398
- Language: English
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Story of the World, Vol. 2: History for the Classical Child: The Middle Ages
$27.95 Read moreNow more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday lives–and our children need to learn about the other countries of the world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivatin… [more below]
- Series: Story of the World #0
- Author: Bauer, Susan Wise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: April 17 2007
- ISBN10: 1933339101
- Language: English
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Katherine
$22.99 Read more“An inspiration and the benchmark by which I judge historical novels.”–Alison Weir
“Exhilarating, exuberant, and rich,” Katherine is an epic novel of a love affair that changed history–that of Kather
- Author: Seton, Anya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: October 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0544222881
- Language: English
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Mister B. Gone
$17.99 Add to cart“Think of a darker, more aggressive version of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. . . . Filled with wicked mischief and dark dares.” — Kansas City Star
From Clive Barker, the great master of horror an
- Author: Barker, Clive
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 21 2008
- ISBN10: 0061562491
- Language: English
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The Grand Medieval Bestiary (Dragonet Edition): Animals in Illuminated Manuscripts
$85.00 Read moreAs the 587 colorful images in this magnificent volume reveal, animals were a constant–and delightful–presence in illuminated manuscripts throughout the Middle Ages. They were illustrated not only in… [more below]
- Author: Heck, Christian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 620
- Publish Date: September 11 2018
- ISBN10: 0789213087
- Language: English
