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The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland is the most famous of the "chansons de geste" (songs of deeds) of the Middle Ages. It provides a fascinating view into... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
MiddleLiterature
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
Published in 1819, this classic historical romance unfolds in a 12th-century kingdom torn asunder by the hatred between Saxons and Normans.... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
MiddleLiterature
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
With their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
The Magna Charta by James Daugherty
It was Ben Franklin who coined the phrase, "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God," and if any historical drama fulfills that maxim, it... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
ElemGeneral
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli
Set in the fourteenth century, the classic story of one boy's personal heroism when he loses the use of his legs. Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
ElemHistorical
Fiction
Castle by David Macaulay
Imagine yourself in 13th-century England. King Edward I has just named the fictitious Kevin le Strange to be the Lord of Aberwyvern--"a... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
ElemGeneral
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by J. R. R. Tolkien
From a remote and exotic age--of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests. In the unique imagination of J.R.R. Tolken the power of these great stories comes to life for modern readers.
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
The life and times of Everyone's favorite thief Filled with action, villains, and surprises, the legend lives on. Days of old bursting... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
ElemLiterature
Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Phil./Religion,
Literature
MacBeth by William Shakespeare
Elements - Subtle poetry of Macbeth's speeches, the "post-Christian" religious significance, the blood-darkness-water themes, and political connections between Scottish Thanes and British Earls.
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Everyman by Anonymous
As this medieval moral play unfolds, Everyman learns that neither possessions nor accomplishments will follow him to the grave. As Everyman's problem is our problem, the play provokes thought and discussion 700 years later.
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
The Dragon and the Raven by G. A. Henty
King Alfred's battles with the Danish invaders of England. Historically accurate; reproduces the faith and concerns of the era.
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Middle Ages
600-1300
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley
Against the fascinating tapestry of Frances history during the Hundred Years' War, Diane Stanley unfolds the story of the simple... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
ElemBiography
The World of Columbus and Sons by Genevieve Foster
This is the story of a wonderful, changing, reawakening world the world of the Renaissance and Reformation. Measured by the lifetime of... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
MiddleGeneral
Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Phil./Religion,
Literature
A Child's History of the World by V. M. Hillyer
V. M. Hillyer is SO readable. My children continue to love reading his books. We have his geography, his art, and history of the world and... Source: Amazon
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Ancient to
Modern
ElemGeneral
Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Gray
Eleven-year-old Adam loved to travel throughout 13th century England with his father, a wandering minstrel, and his dog, Nick. But when Nick is stolen and his father disappears...
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Middle Ages
600-1300
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle
Born into a robber baron's household in medieval Germany, young Otto is caught in the middle of a violent blood feud. Captured in battle... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Travels by Marco Polo
It was perhaps the first book to achieve best-seller status before the invention of the printing press-it was certainly the most... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Biography,
General
King Lear by William Shakespeare
Based on the legend of King Leir in pre-Roman Britain. King Lear divides his kingdom among his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, according to their love for him.
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Paradise by Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Phil./Religion,
Literature
Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley
It's about time that someone wrote church history that tells about people, not just about "eras" and "ages." Church History in Plain... Source: Amazon
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Ancient to
Modern
Secondary
& Adult
Phil./Religion,
General
The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green
Robin Hood and his merry band of outlaws in Sherwood Forest. Green points out that Robin Hood is motivated by justice not revenge, and acts because the lawful authority of King Richard has been usurped.
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Middle Ages
600-1300
MiddleLiterature
Wulf the Saxon by G. A. Henty
Historical novel, set at the time of William the Conqueror and the Battle of Hastings (1066). The Preface begins: " Although the immediate... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Winning His Spurs by G. A. Henty
An English boy serves in King Richard's army as a knight. Conflict between the Saxons, the Normans, French, Germans; Detailed descriptions of time, place and depth of characters make this another triumph for Henty.
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Middle Ages
600-1300
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
In Freedom's Cause by G. A. Henty
At the end of the 13th century, the oppressed Scots rebelled against England under the leadership of William Wallace and Robert Bruce. This... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Men of Iron by Howard Pyle
Master storyteller Howard Pyle at his best, incorporating fascinating historical information about life in a medieval castle, knighthood,... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
A History of US by Joy Hakim
The ten volumes from pre-colonial times to present day. Chapters organized chronologically. Illustrations from the period, dates, key historical figures and geographical development of the country are included.
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MiddleAges to
Modern
MiddleGeneral
The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer
What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of... Source: Amazon
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Ancient to
Modern
MiddleGeneral
Twelfth Night by Shakespeare
A girl, disguised as a man, searches for her twin brother who was lost in a shipwreck.
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard
This book tells you a lot about Charlemagne, but it is great for children because it is from a young boy's point of view. The young boy... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
MiddleHistorical
Fiction
Eleanor by Kristiana Gregory
Fourteen-year-old Eleanor of Aquitaine lives in a castle in Poitier, France, with her father Count William of Aquitaine (son of William the... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
ElemHistorical
Fiction