Books based on the Middle Ages, Fiction or Non-Fiction all books are covered.
Exhibition at the Getty Center features historical French manuscripts from the Middle Ages. These days, famous lines such as “let them eat cake” have made
An exact replica of Spanish Queen Isabella’s breviary, a medieval codex that is highly prized for its illuminated pages, stunning beauty and luxurious decoration, was
Even more important than an engaging storyline, what every great mystery has possessed is a compelling character at its heart —- and this is obviously
A unique 14th-century book that combines all the tales of King Arthur’s legendary court in one manuscript, illustrated throughout with dazzling hand-painted pictures, is expected
The Taliban are frequently referred to in the press as “medieval”, Hannam says in this engaging history, but while life in the Middle Ages was
Writer Anne Fortier grew up in Denmark and dreamed of Italy. This wasn’t the stuff of far-fetched fantasy; her mother had once worked in Verona
A German researcher has studied medieval criminal law and found that our image of the sadistic treatment of criminals in the Dark Ages is only
Wealth, power and influence were all words associated with Kent when the county reigned as the world’s first Anglo-Saxon and Christian kingdom. For a brief
Medieval history is a fashionable but challenging period: the sources are often flimsy and obscure, yet modern readers have a craving for detail that is
A 12th century manuscript will be returned to Italy from the British Library thanks to a new law governing artwork looted during the Nazi era.
Book Details Author: Robert Fossier Publication Date: 22 August 2010 Format: eBook, Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Princeton University Press Synopsis In The Axe and the
Book Details: Author: Charles M. Odahl Publication Date: 11 August 2010 Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc. Format: Hardcover, 434pp Synopsis This biographical narrative is a
Photographer E.F. Kitchen found herself drawn to the medieval re-enactors known as the Society for Creative Anachronism. Her pictures of them fill the book ‘Suburban
The Medieval Murderers are back! once again the collective of historical novelists – Bernard Knight and Karen Maitland among them – have produced a series
The Crusades were a major development on the medieval European scene, but their effect was, in the end, ephemeral. The forces of Christendom conquered Jerusalem
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