middle ages

An orphaned peasant boy in 14th-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.

In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide definitions of over four thousand words and phrases from the medieval period, dating roughly from 500 to 1500 A.D.

Contains articles that provide information on a variety of Western and non-Western civilizations and cultures of the ancient and medieval world, from prehistory to the dawn of the European Renaissance; arranged chronologically by era, with illustrations, photographs, maps, glossaries, and comparative time lines.

Surveys the history and civilization of all parts of the world from the year 1000 to 1500.

The daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off.

A collection of short one-person plays featuring characters, between ten and fifteen years old, who live in or near a thirteenth-century English manor.

Travel through time with the most heroic, Fearsome, and brave warriors of all time!.

Discusses how and why castles were built during the Middle Ages and what it was like to live in one.

Describes everyday aspects of the Middle Ages, including eating, cooking, building, housing, clothing, dressing, cleaning, relaxing, playing, fighting, and healing; also includes an annotated list of medieval artifacts in North America, and a bibliography.