middle ages

Profiles 8 men and women who led extraordinary lives during the Middle Ages including Augustine, Cardinal Humbert, Helena Augusta, and Eleanor of Aquitaine.

In Ireland in the Middle Ages, young Brother Cuthbert, known for making mistakes and giving up easily, is chosen through a miscommunication to serve as scribe for an illuminated manuscript of the Nativity story, through which the Abbot hopes to make the monastery famous.

Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.

Examines the development of feudalism in Western Europe during the Middle Ages, describes the characteristics of a feudal government, looks at the relationship of knights to feudalism, and discusses the decline of the system and the rise of kings.

When Becky and Simon discover that their substitute teacher is Mr. Merlin, they are able to have the adventures with magic and monsters that they have dreamed about.

Cai, a thief in seventh-century Constantinople, finds himself held captive on a trading ship bound for Britain--the home his father, a ruthless barbarian assassin, fled long ago--where he discovers that his Anglish captors know more about the secrets of his family than he does.

Relates the adventures of the Saxon knight Ivanhoe in 1194, the year of Richard the Lion-Hearted's return from the Third Crusade.

While traveling through early seventh-century Britain trying to stop an impending war, Essa, who bears the blood of native British tribes and of the invading Anglish, makes discoveries that divide his loyalties.

In medieval England, eleven-year-old Piers' dream comes true when he becomes page to Parsifal, a peasant whose quest for knighthood reveals important secrets about both of their families.

Thirteenth century couple, Elenor and Tom, overcome their reluctance to marry after they are sent on a pre-nuptial journey to Spain and learn more about the world and each other.