middle ages

A company of thirty-one pilgrims tell their stories on the way to the shrine of St. Thomas at Canterbury. Includes an introduction and notes.

A history of the Dark Ages in Europe challenges popular beliefs while drawing on archaeological findings to profile a robust culture from which strong Christian kingdoms emerged, a civilization that demonstrated significant achievements in technology, commerce, education, and the arts.

Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure.

Provides an historical glimpse of the Crusades including who and what motivated the masses to enter into war and what results followed after 200 years of fighting.

Though Ariane lives in poverty, her castle is invaded by three strangers determined to find a treasure.

Geraint is sent from his father's castle to live in a household in which the practices of an ancient heresy have survived into the fifteenth century.