Medieval

The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....

In this groundbreaking intellectual biography, Robert Irwin provides the definitive account of the life and thought of the medieval Arab genius who wrote the Muqaddima....

Taking a similar approach to his successful If Rome Hadn't Fallen, Timothy Venning explores the various decision points in a fascinating period of British history and the alternative paths that it might have taken....

A young pretender raises an army to take the throne. Learning of his father’s death, the adolescent, dashing and charismatic and descended from the old kings of the North, vows to avenge him....

Whose Middle Ages? is an interdisciplinary collection of short, accessible essays intended for the nonspecialist listener and ideal for teaching at an undergraduate level....

Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism—gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization....

Imagine you could travel back to the 14th century. What would you see? What would you smell? More to the point, where are you going to stay? And what are you going to eat....

From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior....

The Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern....

Through its characters, themes, and stories, The Canterbury Tales is a portal into medieval Europe and can thus be a useful tool in expanding our knowledge and challenging our assumptions about what life was truly like in plague times....

This first definitive biography of Moses Maimonides, one of the most influential intellects in all of human history, illuminates his life as a philosopher, physician, and lawgiver....

Located in the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City served as the palace for the emperor of China from 1420 to 1912 CE, a period encompassing the Ming and Qing dynasties....

Continuing his exploration of the alternative paths that British history might so easily have taken, Timothy Venning turns his attention to the Hundred Years War between England and France....

Embark on a captivating voyage through the ages with (The Great Guardian), a meticulously crafted exploration into the enthralling history of the Cane Corso dog breed.

In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the best-selling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians....

The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period....

This is the story of a thousand years, a must-listen narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury, and madness....

This erudite book tells the fascinating, often violent story of kings, generals, and the peoples they ruled....

One of the most fascinating and hotly contested subjects is Pope Joan, a young woman who was so desperate to squeeze herself out of the status quo that she had done the unthinkable....

This book concentrates on the medical downfall of the Tudors, examining their gynecological history and medical records....

It is hard to find an island on the map more central than Sicily. Located at the crossroads between Europe and Africa, and between the eastern and western Mediterranean, Sicily has rarely been governed as an independent, unified state....

In just over a hundred years - from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750 - the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East....

The Book of Margery Kempe is the extraordinary account of a medieval wife, mother, and mystic from Norfolk. Having married in c. 1393, given birth to 14 children, and pursued unsuccessful ventures in brewing and milling, Kempe made a vow of chastity....

Late in AD 937, four armies met in a place called Brunanburh. On one side stood the shield-wall of the expanding kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons. On the other side stood a remarkable alliance of rival kings who’d come together to destroy them once and for all....

Who was Robin Hood? Throughout history the figures of the hooded man of Sherwood Forest and his band of outlaws have transfixed readers, listeners, and viewers....

Kurz vor einem Turnier kommt der Falkner der gastgebenden Markgrafschaft Baden tragisch ums Leben. Alles sieht nach einem Unfall aus, doch der Vogelhändler Theobald und Walther von der Vogelweide, als Bote König Philipps unterwegs, vermuten ein Komplott und begeben sich auf die gefährliche Suche nach dem Mörder. Als die Gastgeber nur knapp einem Anschlag entkommen, sich auf der Hochburg die Unfälle häufen und eine geheimnisvolle Fremde Wunden der Vergangenheit aufreißt, beginnt ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit.

Die Kreuzfahrer, die zurück in ihre Heimatdörfer humpelten und vertrocknete Palmblätter aus dem Heiligen Land auf die Altäre der Kirchen legten, hatten 1099 gesiegt: Jerusalem war in christlicher Hand. Was zählte der gemeinsame Glaube, wenn es um Gold und Macht ging?

La historia de Escocia es rica, variada y está repleta de personajes y acontecimientos fascinantes. En este conciso libro de historia, descubrirá la historia de Escocia desde sus orígenes más remotos hasta la actualidad. Desde los pictos y los romanos hasta las Guerras de Independencia y las rebeliones jacobitas, este libro ofrece una visión general completa de los momentos clave y los puntos de inflexión que han dado forma a la historia de Escocia.

From Gabriel Turville-Petre comes a comprehensive study of Scandinavian civilization as a part of European civilization, rather than an isolated phenomenon.

This isn’t a biography. It’s a deep-dive into the man who fused warlord power with priestly authority and accidentally programmed Western civilization. Through brutal conquest and divine branding, he became more than king—he became the template. Popes would crown in his shadow. Emperors would copy his crown. Napoleon would steal his vibe. And every modern system of power would inherit his logic. This is the story of how one man merged Church and State into a single executable file—and why we’re still running his code.