Chronological Period/Medieval (500-1453) Studies

  • Selected Writings of Thomas Aquinas

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    In his reflections on Christianity, Saint Thomas Aquinas forged a unique synthesis of ancient philosophy and medieval theology.
    Preoccupied with the relationship between faith and reason, he was influ

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    • Series: Penguin Classics
    • Author: Aquinas, Thomas
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 450
    • Publish Date: January 01 1999
    • ISBN10: 0140436324
    • Language: English
  • The Sea Runners

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    Based on an actual incident in 1853, award-winning author Ivan Doig’s The Sea Runners is a spare and awe-inspiring tale of the human quest for freedom.

    “Goes beyond being ‘about’ survival and becomes, [more below]

    • Author: Doig, Ivan
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 288
    • Publish Date: June 01 2006
    • ISBN10: 0156031027
    • Language: English
  • Transformations

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    From Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Anne Sexton, this collection of poem-stories is a strange, wondrous retelling of Grimms’ fairy tales.

    Including “Snow White,” “Rumpelstilskin,” “Rapunzel,” “The Twelve

    • Author: Sexton, Anne
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 128
    • Publish Date: February 15, 2001
    • ISBN10: 061808343X
    • Language: English
  • Who Was Joan of Arc?

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    Joan of Arc was born in a small French village during the worst period of the Hundred Years’ War. For generations, France had been besieged by the British. At age 11, Joan began to see religious visio… [more below]

    • Series: Who Was?
    • Author: Pollack, Pam
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: March 01 2016
    • ISBN10: 0448483041
    • Language: English
  • The Mapmaker’s Daughter

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    Oh my word… fantastic… [The] stories intertwine so beautifully, it’s truly amazing. Such a lot of research must have to have been done but so worth it. I can’t recommend this book enough.‘ NetGal

    • Author: Marchant, Clare
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 384
    • Publish Date: December 13, 2022
    • ISBN10: 0008454388
    • Language: English
  • The Last Enchantment

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    Arthur Pendragon is King Unchallenged on the battlefield, he melds the country together in a time of promise. But sinister powers plot to destroy Camelot, and when the witch-queen Morgause — Arthur’

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    • Series: Arthurian Saga #3
    • Author: Stewart, Mary
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 528
    • Publish Date: May 06 2003
    • ISBN10: 0060548274
    • Language: English
  • Beowulf: An Updated Verse Translation

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    The acclaimed verse translation of the timeless epic tale of bravery and battle–the enduring saga of the hero Beowulf and the monster Grendel–the first true masterpiece of English literature.

    “There

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    • Series: Perennial Classics
    • Author: Rebsamen, Frederick
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 144
    • Publish Date: October 16 2007
    • ISBN10: 0060573783
    • Language: English
  • Florida Poems

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    Part fable, part diatribe, part elegy, part love song, this extraordinary fifth collection by Campbell McGrath makes poetry of the most unlikely of materials — his home state of Florida. While at tim

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    • Author: McGrath, Campbell
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 112
    • Publish Date: February 04 2003
    • ISBN10: 0060527366
    • Language: English
  • Fool

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    “Hilarious, always inventive, this is a book for all, especially uptight English teachers, bardolaters, and ministerial students.”
    Dallas Morning News

    Fool–the bawdy and outrageous New York Times be

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    • Author: Moore, Christopher
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 352
    • Publish Date: February 23 2010
    • ISBN10: 0060590327
    • Language: English
  • The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I’s Dream

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    THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

    ‘As gripping as any thriller. History doesn’t get any better than this’ BILL BRYSON’A brilliant read … Game of Thrones but in the real world’ ANTHONY HOROWITZ

    PICKED A

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    • Author: Spencer, Charles
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 352
    • Publish Date: January 25 2022
    • ISBN10: 0008296847
    • Language: English
  • The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

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    Large Print�s increased font size and wider line spacing maximizes reading legibility, and has been proven to advance comprehension, improve fluency, reduce eye fatigue, and boost engagement in

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    • Author: Gidwitz, Adam
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 0
    • Publish Date: February 07 2020
    • ISBN10: 1432876600
    • Language: English
  • The Story of Silence

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    A knightly fairy tale of royalty and dragons, of midwives with secrets and dashing strangers in dark inns. Taking the original French legend as his starting point, The Story of Silence is a rich, mul

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    • Author: Myers, Alex
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 464
    • Publish Date: June 01 2021
    • ISBN10: 0008352720
    • Language: English
  • The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 – 1066

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    A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national bestselling author Marc Morris.

    Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Grand cities and lux

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    • Author: Morris, Marc
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 528
    • Publish Date: June 14 2022
    • ISBN10: 1639362118
    • Language: English
  • The Life of St. Francis

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    A classic work of Christian literature commissioned by the Franciscan Order in the year 1250, The Life of St. Francis by St. Bonaventure–the Tuscan scholastic theologian and the greatest Franciscan m

    • Series: Harper Collins Spiritual Classics
    • Author: Bonaventure
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 165
    • Publish Date: September 01, 2009
    • ISBN10: 0060576529
    • Language: English
  • The Story of the Jews Volume One: Finding the Words 1000 Bc-1492 AD

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    In this magnificently illustrated cultural history–the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews–Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millenn

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    • Series: Story of the Jews #1
    • Author: Schama, Simon
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 512
    • Publish Date: October 24 2017
    • ISBN10: 0060539208
    • Language: English
  • The Hollow Hills

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    Keeping watch over the young Arthur Pendragon, the prince and prophet Merlin Ambrosius is haunted by dreams of the magical sword Caliburn, which has been hidden for centuries. When Uther Pendragon is

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    • Series: Arthurian Saga #2
    • Author: Stewart, Mary
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 496
    • Publish Date: May 06 2003
    • ISBN10: 0060548266
    • Language: English
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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    THE INSPIRATION FOR THE UPCOMING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE THE GREEN KNIGHT–STARRING DEV PATEL

    An epic poem of honor and bravery written by an anonymous fourteenth-century poet, Sir Gawain and the Green K

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    • Series: Signet Classics
    • Author: Raffel, Burton
    • Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
    • Page Count: 160
    • Publish Date: February 03 2009
    • ISBN10: 0451531191
    • Language: English
  • The Valkyrie

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    *The Embroidered Book shortlisted for the Aurora Award for Best Novel*

    From SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Kate Heartfield comes a glorious, lyrical retelling of one of Norse mythology’s greatest e

    • Author: Heartfield, Kate
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 320
    • Publish Date: September 05, 2023
    • ISBN10: 0008567735
    • Language: English
  • Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern

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    From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000

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    • Author: Beard, Mary
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 392
    • Publish Date: October 12 2021
    • ISBN10: 0691222363
    • Language: English
  • Medieval Money, Merchants, and Morality

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    A timely look at the economic revolution that took place in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance.

    The rise of the monetary economy transformed every aspect of medieval Europe, including its value

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    • Author: Wolfthal, Diane
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 232
    • Publish Date: October 03 2023
    • ISBN10: 1913875377
    • Language: English
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