MIDDLE AGES
FICTION
ISABEL THE FAIR Margaret Barnes
England, Scotland and Bannockburn Battle.
PASSIONATE BROOD Margaret Barnes
Plantagenet England of Eleanor and Henry
TUDOR ROSE Margaret Barnes
Edward IV and Tudor England.
THE KING’S BED Margaret Barnes
A tale of Richard III’s illegitimate son, Dickon, filled with intrigue and
romance.
WITHIN THE HOLLOW CROWN Margaret Barnes
Sympathetic account of Richard II.
RICHARD AND THE KNIGHTS OF GOD Pamela Bennets
Richard the Lion Heart battles Saladin.
LADY OF AVALON Marion Bradley
Journey to the time before King Arthur and the creation of Avalon.
THE SWORD AND THE SORCERESS Marion Bradley
Short stories dealing with the figures of legend.
MISTS OF AVALON Marion Bradley
King Arthur legend retold.
THE BEARKEEPER’S DAUGHTER Gillian Bradshaw
Set in 6th century Constantinople, a tale of political intrigue centering
around the Empress, Theodora.
IN WINTER’S SHADOW Gillian Bradshaw
KINGDOM OF SUMMER
Arthurian legends.
THE LION OF JUSTICE Margaret Butler
Clash of Henry II and Thomas Becket.
TROUBADOUR’S ROMANCE Robyn Carr
12th century tale set in Eleanor of Aquitaine’s court.
SPANISH DOCTOR Matt Cohen
Spanish Inquisition.
THE WINTER KING Bernard Cornwell
The mythic adventure of King Arthur filled with mystery, passion, and
love. The first volume of the Warlord Chronicles.
ENEMY OF GOD Bernard Cornwell
Continuing the saga of the Warlord Chronicles, a retelling of the King
Arthur legend.
EXCALIBUR Bernard Cornwell
The last volume of the trilogy recounting Arthur’s final struggles.
THE BLACK ROSE Thomas Costain
Relation of England and the Mongol Empire.
GOOD KING HARRY Denise Giardina
Henry V - one of history’s favorites.
THE KING’S PERSONS Joanne Greenberg
Jews under protection of King Henry II.
ANTICHRIST Cecelia Holland
Emperor Frederick II and a Crusade.
DEATH OF ATTILA Cecelia Holland
The last year of the Hun’s rule.
Europe.
COURTS OF ILLUSION Rosemary Jarman
Henry Tudor challenged for the throne.
A PROUD TASTE FOR SCARLET E.L. Konigsburg
Eleanor of Aquitaine waits in Heaven to learn if her husband, King
Henry, will be allowed to enter.
ELEANOR THE QUEEN Nora Lofts
The most famous woman of the Middle Ages.
PARSIVAL Richard Monaco
A medieval knight’s adventures.
THE GOLDEN WARRIOR Hope Muntz
King Harold and the Norman Conquest of 1066.
THOMAS Shelly Mydans
Conflict between Henry and Thomas Becket.
CHESSBOARD QUEEN Sharon Newman
Romance of Lancelot and Guinevere.
GUINEVERE
GUINEVERE EVERMORE Sharon Newman
Her life and loves.
THE HEIRS OF THE KINGDOM Zoe Oldenbourg
Young weavers join the First Crusade.
THE BLOODY FIELD Edith Pargeter
Three English Henrys: IVth, Vth, & Percy.
AN ARMY OF CHILDREN Evan Rhodes
Children’s Crusade of 1212 A.D.
KINSMEN OF THE GRAIL Dorothy Roberts
Gawain encounters the Grail’s keepers.
LIONHEART Martha Rofheart
The fiery personality of Richard the Lionhearted, one of England’s most
romantic and heroic Kings.
IVANHOE Sir Walter Scott
Fusion of Norman and Saxon in England.
THE TALISMAN Sir Walter Scott
Richard the Lion Heart and the Crusades.
AVALON Anya Seton
Rumon sails to England and the Atlantic.
KATHERINE Anya Seton
The Plantagenets and the 14th century England.
THE CRYSTAL CAVE Mary Stewart
Merlin’s life in Wales up to Arthur’s birth.
THE HOLLOW HILLS Mary Stewart
Arthur becomes King of all Britain.
LAST ENCHANTMENT Mary Stewart
Last years of King Arthur and Morgause.
THE WICKED DAY Mary Stewart
King Arthur’s final days.
BLOOD FEUD Rosemary Sutcliff
Vikings travel east to Constantinople.
DAWN WIND Rosemary Sutcliff
Saxon invasion of Britain.
EAGLE OF THE NINTH Rosemary Sutcliff
Roman legions in Britain.
THE LANTERN BEARERS Rosemary Sutclif
Early tribes merge as Romans leave Britain.
LIGHT BEYOND THE FOREST Rosemary Sutcliff
Quest for the Holy Grail.
SWORD AND THE CIRCLE Rosemary Sutcliff
King Arthur and the Round Table.
ROAD TO CAMLANN Rosemary Sutcliff
Death of King Arthur.
THE MARK OF THE HORSE LORD Rosemary Sutcliff
How Romans changed life in Britain.
THE SILVER BRANCH Rosemary Sutcliff
Rome’s weakening power in Britain.
TRISTAN AND ISEULT Rosemary Sutcliff
An inspired retelling of the legendary love story.
THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING Terence H. White
Arthur, the Round Table and the Holy Grail.
THE BOOK OF MERLYN Terence H. White
End of Arthurian epic. (Read Once and Future King first)
THE SWORD IN THE STONE Terence H. White
King Arthur legends based on Malory.
BIOGRAPHY
ALFRED THE GREAT
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR
CHARLEMAGNE
CHARLES V
GEOFFREY CHAUCER
HENRY II
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
HENRY V
JOAN OF ARC
JOHN, KING OF ENGLAND
EDWARD I
RICHARD THE LIONHEARTED (RICHARD I)
RICHARD III
(Or other significant medieval persons)
NON-FICTION
WITCHCRAFT IN THE MIDDLE AGES Jeffrey Russell
How this phenomenon developed and its social and
religious implications. 133.4
MIRACLES AND PILGRIMS Ronald Finucane
The influence of popular beliefs, miracles and faith-healing.
274.2
DARK AGE WARRIOR Ewart Oakeshott
King Arthur and his knights. 355.8
CURIOUS MYTHS OF THE MIDDLE AGES Baring-Gould
Twenty-four authentic legends. 398.2
THE MYSTERY OF KING ARTHUR Elizabeth Jenkins
Well researched account of his extraordinary power and
fame. 398.2
STORY OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS Howard Pyle
Merlin’s test of kinghood to the adventures of the Three
Worthies. 398.2
ARTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES Michael Batterberry
Artistic developments of the period’s varied cultures and
styles. 709.02
THE MUSIC OF THE TROUBADOURS Peter Whigham
Its history, with examples and explanations of songs. 784.3
MEDIEVAL LEGENDS Phillys Jennings, ed.
Medieval literature-selections. 808.8
SIR TRISTAN OF ALL TIME Sabra Holbrook
The Legend of Tristan and Iseult and the history of its
artistic recreations. 809.9
CHAUCER AND HIS WORLD Derek Brewer
Lifelike picture of a great poet and a vibrant cultural
period. 821
ACTS OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS NOBLE KNIGHT
John Steinbeck
Retold in contemporary language by author John Steinbeck.
823
CHAUCER IN HIS TIME Derek Brewer
How life looked and felt around him. 914.2
ENGLISH LIFE IN CHAUCER’S DAY Roger Hart
Religion, chivalry, wars and plagues in the old manor
system. 914.2
LONDON IN THE AGE OF CHAUCER Alec Myers
Its customs, laws, social conditions. 914.2
CHAUCER’S ENGLAND Duncan Taylor
Life in the fourteenth century. 914.2
CHAUCER’S LONDON D.W. Robertson
Intimate look at the city’s mores, government and
topography. 914.21
LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL CITY Joseph Gies
Insights into customs and traditions. 914.4
THE WANING OF THE MIDDLE AGES John Huizinga
Life, thought and art in France and the Netherlands in later
years. 914.4
MIND OF THE MIDDLE AGES Frederick Artz
Medieval cultural life. 940.1
THE DARK AGES Isaac Asimov
Christianity’s role in events among Germanic tribes and
gothic kingdoms. 940.1
THE MIDDLE AGES Norris Bishop
All aspects of life-war, trade, labor, faith, philosophy and
art. 940.1
THE SUNDERED CROSS Ernie Bradford
Fourth Crusader’s lust for wealth destroys Constantinople.
940.1
THE WORLD OF WALLS Polly Brooks
Constant fear of attack leads to fortresses walled towns
and monasteries. 940.1
BLACK PLAGUE Daniel Cohen
1347-1351 - four years of horror. 940.1
FABULOUS FEASTS Madeleine Cosman
Medieval cookery and ceremony. 940.1
LIFE ON A MEDIEVAL BARONY William Davis
A typical feudal community of princes, serfs, merchants
and craftsmen. 940.1
STORY OF THE CRUSADES Alfred Duggan
Confusion and political rivalries of attempts to recover the
Holy Land. 940.1
THE AGE OF FAITH Anne Fremantle
Economic, intellectual and artistic achievements in the
later years. 940.1
CHIVALRY Leon Gautier
|Codes, training and life of a knight. 940.1
LIFE IN A MEDIEVAL CASTLE Joseph Gies
Actual people, places and events of Chepstow, an English
fortress. 940.1
WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE AGES Frances Gies
Lives, expectations and accomplishments in a vibrant age
of transition. 940.1
MEDIEVAL DAYS AND WAYS Gertrude Hartman
Actual accounts from manuscripts. 940.1
THE MEDIEVAL WORLD Frederich Heer
How a fluid society of 12th century Europe solidified into
the medieval age. 940.1
KNIGHTS OF THE CRUSADES Horizon Magazine
Documented history of the armies who traveled to Biblical
lands. 940.1
THE MIDDLE AGES Dorothy Mills
Characteristic features which still have significance today.
940.1
THE CRUSADES Regine Pernoud
Letters and chronicles reveal true records of pageantry
and suffering. 940.1
FEUDAL MONARCHY IN FRANCE & ENGLAND P. Dutailles
Preservation and development of feudal life from the 10th to 13th
centuries. 940.1
MEDIEVAL CITIES Henri Pirenne
Economic awakening and birth of urban civilization in western Europe.
940.1
MEDIEVAL WOMEN Eileen Power
Lives of different types depict her work and place in life. 940.1
KNIGHTS AND THE AGE OF CHIVALRY R. Rudorff
Their behavior code and ideals. 940.1
THE LUTTRELL VILLAGE Sheila Sancha
Country life in the Middle Ages 940.1
BARBARIAN EUROPE Gerald Simons
An age when essential elements of our civilization hung in the balance.
940.1
WHEN KNIGHTS WERE BOLD Eva Tappan
The manner of life and habits of thought from the 8th to 15th
centuries. 940.1
DAILY LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES Clara Winston
Insider’s view of all aspects. 940.1
THE BLACK DEATH Johannes Nohl
Turmoil caused by the epidemic that began in 1348. 940.17
THE SHAPING OF ENGLAND Issac Asimov
From tribal Roman and Norman England to the Magna Carta in 1215.
942
A STRONG LAND AND STURDY Richard Barber
England from the efficient Normans to Richard II’s court. 942
THE BIRTH OF BRITAIN Winston Churchill
The shaping of English character and institutions through
Richard III. 942
THE DISCOVERY OF KING ARTHUR Geoffrey Ashe
An historical detective story. 942
PORTRAIT OF BRITAIN IN THE MIDDLE AGES Mary Rope Price Life
from the time of William of Normandy to Henry V. 942
ENGLISH LIFE IN THE MIDDLE AGES L.F. Salzman
Descriptions of the occupations, social and religious life. 942
HEROES AND HISTORY Rosemary Sutcliff
The men of England, Scotland and Wales who live on in legends. 942
INVASION 1066 Furneaux
The conquest of England by William of Normandy. 942.02
1066 THE YEAR OF THE CONQUEST David Howarth
From Edward’s death in early January to William’s Christmas
coronation. 942.02
LIFE IN NORMAN ENGLAND O.G. Tomkeieff
Norman impact from the time of Edward to King John’s loss of
Normandy. 942.02
BATTLEMENT GARDEN C.W. Hodges
Those wonderful Tudors. 942.05
THE SHAPING OF FRANCE Isaac Asimov
Major personalities and events through the Hundred Years War. 944
LIFE IN MEDIEVAL FRANCE E. R. Chamberlain
Emphasizes artistic and intellectual renaissance of the
12th century. 944
A DISTANT MIRROR Barbara Tuchman
14th century history and daily life as seen by a French
knight. 944.02
THE MIDDLE AGES Anne Shaver-Crandell
Art and architecture of the early period (Romanesque)
through the late (Gothic). 940.1
THE MIDDLE AGES Morris Bishop
All aspects of life - war, trade, labor, faith, philosophy and art. 940.1
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