An introduction to the Middle Ages, featuring twenty-seven entries that contain eyewitness accounts of significant people and events of the age, covering barbarians, saints and sinners, emperors and kings, crusaders, and aspects of life.
Examines the scientific and technological advancements that impacted medieval European life, profiling the men and women responsible for those developments and the lasting influence they had on history and development.
Chronicles the events that led the Germanic king Karl to become Charlemagne, the first emperor of Rome in over 400 years, how he became the most powerful man in the world, defender of the church, and broke down barriers between the peoples of Europe.
As Prince Florin of Moltovia races to join his father at a banquet to celebrate the war's end, he encounters a devastating betrayal that separates him from his father and loyal followers, placing him as a lowly apprentice to the spiteful and wily court jester, Mimus.
An illustrated history of the Renaissance and Reformation, discussing the developments that were made in art, science, religion, and other areas during the middle ages.