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1. Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster
by Alison Weir
In her remarkable new book, Weir recounts one of history's greatest love stories: the extraordinary tale of Katherine Swynford, an exceptional woman ... More
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2. Heretic
by Bernard Cornwell
The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the number one bestseller Vagabond, this is the third instalment in Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest series. In ... More
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3. She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
by Helen Castor
The boy in the bed was just fifteen years old. He had been handsome, perhaps even recently; but now his face was swollen and disfigured by disease, ... More
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4. The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name
by Toby Lester
From a contributing editor for "The Atlantic" comes an epic adventure story about the creation of the map that introduced Europe to America and ... More
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5. Everyman
by Professor James Jennings, Simon Trussler (Editor)
The most durable of medieval morality plays, along with 3 other classics: "The Second Shepherd's Play, Noah's Flood" and "Hickscorner." All from ... More
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6. The Sight
by David Clement-Davies
In a work of great scope and imagination, the author of the highly acclaimed "Fire Bringer" takes readers to the dark forests of old Transylvania and ... More
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7. Everyman and Medieval Miracle Plays
by A. C. Cawley
The Everyman Paperback Classics series offers the latest scholarship on the works of the world's greatest poets, writers and philosophers. Each ... More
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8. Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women
by Professor Caroline Walker Bynum
In the period between 1200 and 1500 in western Europe, a number of religious women gained widespread veneration and even canonization as saints for ... More
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9. The Fourth Part of the World: An Astonishing Epic of Global Discovery, Imperial Ambition, and the Birth of America
by Toby Lester
"The Fourth Part of the World" is an epic adventure story about the creation of the map that introduced Europe to America and ushered in the New ... More
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10. Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality: Gay People in Western Europe from the Beginning of the Christian Era to the Fourteenth Century
by John Boswell
John Boswell's revolutionary study of the history of attitudes toward homosexuality in the Christian West challenges received opinion and our own ... More
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11. On the Medieval Origins of the Modern State
by Joseph Reese Strayer
List of all editionsThe modern state, however we conceive of it today, is based on a pattern that emerged in Europe in the period from 1100 to 1600. Written from the ... More
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12. York Mystery Plays: A Selection in Modern Spelling
by Richard Beadle (Editor), Pamela M King (Editor)
List of all editionsThe York Corpus Christi cycle is the oldest and best-known of the English mystery cycles, and its depth and scope are reflected in the selection of ... More
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13. Medieval Art
by Veronica Sekules
List of all editionsThis refreshing new look at Medieval art conveys a very real sense of the impact of art on everyday life in Europe from 1000 to 1500. It examines the ... More
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14. Sacred Symbols of the Dogon: The Key to Advanced Science in the Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs
by Laird Scranton, John Anthony West (Foreword by)
List of all editionsUsing Dogon cosmological symbols, the author reveals references within the ancient Egyptian language that define the full range of scientific ... More
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15. Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess
by Alison Weir
List of all editionsKatherine Swynford was first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. Her charismatic lover was one of the most ... More
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16. Fell
by David Clement-Davies
List of all editionsIn this sequel to "The Sight," Larka is dead, and her twin brother Fell must face life without his sister and the rest of his pack. Hes an outcast ... More
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17. The Rise and Fall of the Second Largest Empire in History: How Genghis Khan's Mongols Almost Conquered the World
by Thomas J Craughwell
List of all editionsEmerging out of the vast steppe grasslands of Central Asia in the early 1200s, the Mongols, under their ferocious leader, Genghis Khan, quickly ... More
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18. Medieval Warfare
by Helen J Nicholson
List of all editionsHelen Nicholson offers a masterly synthesis and summary of the present state of knowledge and debates on various aspects of warfare in medieval ... More
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19. Caliphs and Kings: Spain, 796-1031
by Roger Collins
List of all editionsRoger Collins, a leading historian, investigates a time in Spanish history known for its multi-religious society - when Christians, Jews and Muslims ... More
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20. The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire
by Edward N. Luttwak
List of all editionsIn this book, the distinguished writer Edward Luttwak presents the grand strategy of the eastern Roman empire we know as Byzantine, which lasted more ... More
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21. Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt: Advanced Engineering in the Temples of the Pharaohs
by Christopher Dunn
List of all editionsUsing modern digital photography, computer-aided design software, and metrology instruments, engineer Christopher Dunn reveals that highly refined ... More
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22. Sword Song. Bernard Cornwell
by Bernard Cornwell
List of all editionsThe year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and the Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the south. ... More
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23. Queens Consort: England's Medieval Queens
by Lisa Hilton
List of all editionsThe colorful and dramatic history of England's medieval queens.
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24. Who Murdered Chaucer?: A Medieval Mystery
by Terry Jones
List of all editionsOriginally published: London: Methuen, 2003.
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25. Out of the East: Spices and the Medieval Imagination
by Professor Paul Freedman
List of all editionsThe demand for spices in medieval Europe was extravagant and was reflected in the pursuit of fashion, the formation of taste, and the growth of ... More







