Chronological Period/Medieval (500-1453) Studies
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If You Were a Kid in a Medieval Castle (If You Were a Kid)
$7.95 Read moreGet a first hand look into medieval times by following two friends as they explore the castle and meet a variety of colorful characters.
As the son of a medieval lord, Henry has lived in a castle all h
- Series: If You Were a Kid
- Author: Gregory, Josh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01, 2017
- ISBN10: 0531230996
- Language: English
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Play the Piano
$19.99 Add to cart“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”–Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author
“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”–Leonard Cohen, songwriter
Play the Piano introduces Charles Bukowski’s p
- Author: Bukowski, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 31 2002
- ISBN10: 0876854374
- Language: English
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In Search of the Dark Ages: A History of Anglo-Saxon England
$24.99 Read moreFrom Boudica to William the Conqueror, this is the story of the Early Middle Ages and the hidden history of its people Updated with the latest archaeological research new chapters on the most influent… [more below]
- Author: Wood, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1785948202
- Language: English
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The Epistle of Forgiveness: Volumes One and Two
$20.00 Add to cartKnown as “one of the most complex and unusual texts in Arabic literature” (Banipal Magazine), The Epistle of Forgiveness is the lengthy reply by the prolific Syrian poet and prose writer, Abu l-‘Ala’
- Series: Library of Arabic Literature #29
- Author: Al-Ma?arr?, Ab? L-?al??
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 584
- Publish Date: March 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1479834947
- Language: English
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The Leper of Saint Giles
$22.00 Add to cartIn this mystery in the award-winning series featuring a twelfth-century Benedictine monk, Brother Cadfael must travel to the heart of a leper colony to root out the secret behind a savage murder.
Set- Series: Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #5
- Author: Peters, Ellis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 274
- Publish Date: November 14 2017
- ISBN10: 1504048458
- Language: English
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Good Knight, Mustache Baby
$17.99 Read moreEveryone’s favorite baby-with-a-mustache dons shining armor in hopes of staving off sleep in this hilarious bedtime book.
Knights in shining armor go full baby (and full mustache) in this silly and so- Series: Mustache Baby
- Author: Heos, Bridget
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: December 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0358434688
- Language: English
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The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East
$35.00 Read moreHow the Mongol invasions of the Near East reshaped the balance of world power in the Middle Ages
For centuries, the Crusades have been central to the story of the medieval Near East, but these relig- Author: Morton, Nicholas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 15, 2022
- ISBN10: 1541616308
- Language: English
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The Travels
$25.00 Add to cartA sparkling new translation of one of the greatest travel books ever written: Marco Polo’s seminal account of his journeys in the east, in a collectible clothbound edition.
Marco Polo was the most fa- Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics
- Author: Polo, Marco
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: December 29 2015
- ISBN10: 014119877X
- Language: English
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The Penguin Book of the Undead: Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters
$18.00 Add to cartThe walking dead from 15 centuries haunt this compendium of ghostly visitations through the ages, exploring the history of our fascination with zombies and other restless souls.
Since ancient times,- Author: Bruce, Scott G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 27, 2016
- ISBN10: 0143107682
- Language: English
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Pope Joan
$19.00 Add to cart“Pope Joan has all the elements one wants in a historical drama–love, sex, violence, duplicity, and long-buried secrets. Cross has written an engaging book.”–Los Angeles Times Book Review
In this int- Author: Cross, Donna Woolfolk
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 09 2009
- ISBN10: 307452360
- Language: English
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Malleus Maleficarum
$14.99 Add to cartThe Malleus Maleficarum, usually translated as the Hammer of Witches, is the best known treatise on witchcraft. It was written by the German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer and first published in t
- Author: Kramer, Heinrich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 326
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1960069381
- Language: English
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Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor
$45.00 Add to cartDiscover the origin, design, range, and function of arms including stone axes, swords, machine-guns, and sniper rifles, and meet the warriors who wielded them.
An epic, 4,000-year illustrated volume,- Author: Ford, Roger
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: May 03 2016
- ISBN10: 1465450963
- Language: English
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The Lost Stone
$17.99 Add to cartWelcome to the Kingdom of Wrenly–a new chapter book series full of fantasy and adventure.
Meet Lucas, the eight year-old prince, and Clara, the daughter of the queen’s seamstress. Lucas is an only ch- Series: Kingdom of Wrenly #1
- Author: Quinn, Jordan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1442496916
- Language: English
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The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade
$39.99 Add to cartIn her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of the rise of kingship based on might. But in the years between the fourth and twelfth centuries, rulers had to find new
- Author: Bauer, Susan Wise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: February 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0393059758
- Language: English
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A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver
$8.99 Add to cartEleanor of Aquitaine, wife to two kings, mother to two others, has been waiting in Heaven a long time — eight centuries, more or less — to be reunited with her second husband, Henry II of England. F… [more below]
- Author: Konigsburg, E. L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 01 2001
- ISBN10: 068984624X
- Language: English
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The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter
$16.99 Add to cartFrom The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home comes a historical novel inspired by true events, and the extraordinary female lighthouse keepers of the past two hundred years.
“Th
- Author: Gaynor, Hazel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 0062698621
- Language: English
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City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction
$14.99 Add to cartAward-winning author-illustrator David Macaulay brings readers into a beautiful exploration of Roman buildings and construction.
With black and white illustrations and detailed explanations, this com- Author: Macaulay, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 24 1983
- ISBN10: 0395349222
- Language: English
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The Once and Future King
$35.00 Add to cartT. H. White’s masterful retelling of the saga of King Arthur is a fantasy classic as legendary as Excalibur and Camelot, and a poignant story of adventure, romance, and magic that has enchanted reader… [more below]
- Author: White, T. H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 688
- Publish Date: August 25 1958
- ISBN10: 0399105972
- Language: English
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Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs
$29.95 Add to cartMexico arrives in its eighth edition with a new look and the most recent discoveries. This is the story of the pre-Spanish people of Mexico, who, with their neighbors the Maya, formed some of the mos
- Author: Coe, Michael D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 17 2019
- ISBN10: 0500841780
- Language: English
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Stephen Biesty’s Cross-Sections Castle
$21.99 Add to cartHistory comes alive in this incredible children’s illustrated book about castles.
Slicing through different areas of a medieval fortress, extraordinary views reveal the people busy inside, preparing f- Series: Stephen Biesty Cross Sections
- Author: Biesty, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 1465484701
- Language: English
