Chronological Period/Medieval (500-1453) Studies
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Prince Valiant Vol. 27: 1989 – 1990
$39.99 Add to cartOn a quest in the Asian lands of Cathay, Prince Valiant encounters a fire-breathing mechanical dragon and the legendary adventurer Prester John. Armies converge, mountains crumble, and a father and so… [more below]
- Series: Prince Valiant
- Author: Foster, Hal
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 5, 2023
- ISBN10: 1683968867
- Language: English
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A Season Most Unfair
$17.99 Read morePerfect for fans of The Beatryce Prophecy and Catherine, Called Birdy, this “spirited” (Booklist) historical middle grade coming-of-age story set in medieval times follows a strong-minded girl determi… [more below]
- Author: Coats, J. Anderson
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1665912359
- Language: English
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The Lost Queen
$19.99 Add to cart“Outlander meets Camelot” (Kirsty Logan, author of The Gracekeepers) in the first book of an exciting historical series that reveals the untold story of Languoreth–a powerful and, until now, tragical
- Series: Lost Queen #1
- Author: Pike, Signe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: June 04, 2019
- ISBN10: 150119142X
- Language: English
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Winters in the World: A Journey Through the Anglo-Saxon Year
$18.00 Read moreInterweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seasons in medieval England–now in paperback.
Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey thro- Author: Parker, Eleanor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1789147735
- Language: English
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The Greeks: A Global History
$22.99 Add to cartA “monumental, sweeping” (Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads) history of the Greeks, from the Bronze Age to today
More than two thousand years ago, the Greek city-states, led by Athens and Sp- Author: Beaton, Roderick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: December 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1541603648
- Language: English
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The Wisdom of the Beguines: The Forgotten Story of a Medieval Women’s Movement
$16.95 Add to cartThe beguines began to form in various parts of Europe over eight hundred years ago. Beguines were laywomen, not nuns, and they did not live in monasteries. They practiced a remarkable way of living in… [more below]
- Author: Swan, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: June 14 2016
- ISBN10: 162919008X
- Language: English
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The Canterbury Tales
$25.00 Add to cartOne of the great masterworks of English literature, in a gorgeous new clothbound edition
In The Canterbury Tales Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collecti- Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics
- Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: December 29, 2015
- ISBN10: 0141393211
- Language: English
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The Dance Tree
$27.99 Read more“If some prose sings, Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s truly dances. Although set in the early sixteenth century, The Dance Tree addresses issues of the utmost importance today–the subjection of women, clas
- Author: Hargrave, Kiran Millwood
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063274779
- Language: English
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Study Guide to Animal Farm by George Orwell
$9.95 Add to cartA comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for George Orwell’s Animal Farm, one of the most famous political satires to this day. As a book of the twentieth-centur… [more below]
- Series: Bright Notes
- Author: Intelligent Education
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 114
- Publish Date: September 17, 2020
- ISBN10: 1645421708
- Language: English
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Seraphina
$14.99 Add to cartLyrical, imaginative, and wholly original, this New York Times bestseller with 8 starred reviews is not to be missed. Rachel Hartman’s award-winning debut will have you looking at dragons as you’ve ne… [more below]
- Series: Seraphina #1
- Author: Hartman, Rachel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: December 23 2014
- ISBN10: 0375866221
- Language: English
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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys Into the Medieval World
$26.00 Add to cartAn extraordinary and beautifully illustrated exploration of the medieval world through twelve manuscripts, from one of the world’s leading experts.
Winner of The Wolfson History Prize and The Duff Coo- Author: de Hamel, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: November 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0143110802
- Language: English
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The Brat
$9.99 Add to cartIn this classic medieval romance of sizzling passion from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lynsay Sands, a loyal knight competes with a dangerous villain for the affections of King Edwa
- Author: Sands, Lynsay
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 23, 2024
- ISBN10: 0063352141
- Language: English
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The Perfect Wife
$9.99 Read moreAn outrageous series of mishaps seems to get in the way of true love, in this classic historical romance from New York Times and USA Today bestseller Lynsay Sands!
Avelyn’s betrothed has just returned
- Author: Sands, Lynsay
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0063325500
- Language: English
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Chivalry and Courtesy: Medieval Manners for a Modern World
$24.95 Add to cartMedieval people are often portrayed as having poor hygiene and table manners–licking their knives or throwing chicken bones on the floor. In the Middle Ages, however, such behavior was not tolerated…. [more below]
- Author: Cybulskie, Danièle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 0789214695
- Language: English
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The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us about Distraction
$18.99 Read moreThe digital era is beset by distraction, and it feels like things are only getting worse. At times like these, the distant past beckons as a golden age of attention. We fantasize about escaping our sc… [more below]
- Author: Kreiner, Jamie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 2, 2024
- ISBN10: 1324094443
- Language: English
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The Divine Comedy: Volume 1: Inferno
$18.00 Add to cartAn acclaimed translation of Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy Volume 1: Inferno that retains all the style, power and meaning of the original
A Penguin Classic This vigorous translation of Inferno- Series: Divine Comedy
- Author: Alighieri, Dante
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: December 31 2002
- ISBN10: 0142437220
- Language: English
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The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
$19.99 Add to cartFrom Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
The story of humanity is the story of textiles–as o- Author: Postrel, Virginia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 07, 2021
- ISBN10: 1541617622
- Language: English
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Titus Groan
$19.00 Add to cartDreamlike and macabre, Mervyn Peake’s extraordinary novel Titus Groan–first in the Gormenghast Trilogy–is one of the most astonishing and fantastic works in modern fiction.
Introduction by Anthony B- Author: Peake, Mervyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: June 26 2007
- ISBN10: 1585679070
- Language: English
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The Story of Civilization, Volume II: The Medieval World
$24.95 Add to cartIn The Story of Civilization text book, children will live through the ancient stories that shaped humanity. Author Phillip Campbell uses his historical expertise and story-telling ability together in
- Author: Campbell, Phillip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 20, 2017
- ISBN10: 1505105749
- Language: English
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Queen Hereafter: A Novel of Lady Macbeth
$18.99 Add to cart“A bruising tale of passion, ambition, power, vengeance, and desire . . . a stunning retelling.” —Entertainment Weekly, Most Anticipated Books of Fall
“Suspenseful, atmospheric and full of twists and
- Author: Schuler, Isabelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063317273
- Language: English
