History - Medieval/Middle Ages

The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2

Polo, Marco; Rusticiano, da Pisa

The second volume of The Travels of Marco Polo continues the Venetian explorer’s extensive record of the…

A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy

Isaac Husik

Isaac Husik’s A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy is a scholarly survey that sets out to fill a…

Soldan's Geschichte der Hexenprozesse. Zweiter Band

Wilhelm Gottlieb Soldan

Der zweite Band von Wilhelm Gottlieb Soldans „Geschichte der Hexenprozesse“ ist ein historisch‑juristisches…

Margaret of Anjou Makers of History

Jacob Abbott

The work is a scholarly narrative that situates Margaret of Anjou within the tangled dynastic and foreign…

Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys

Dugald Butler

Domesday Book and Beyond: Three Essays in the Early History of England

Frederic William Maitland

Frederic William Maitland’s work is a scholarly collection of three essays that trace the development of…

A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume 1 (of 2) From A.D. 664 to the Extinction of Plague

Charles Creighton

Charles Creighton’s A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume 1 covers the span from A.D.

William the Conqueror Makers of History

Jacob Abbott

The work is a scholarly biography that treats William the Conqueror as one of the “great personages” whose…

Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London

Albert William Parry

Albert William Parry’s thesis is a scholarly survey of English education from the arrival of Christianity…

Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535

Eileen Power

Eileen Power’s Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275‑1535 is a scholarly monograph that sets out to give a…

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5

Edward Gibbon

The work is the fifth volume of Edward Gibbon’s monumental survey of Rome’s waning power, extending his…

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4

Edward Gibbon

The fourth volume of Edward Gibbon’s monumental History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire continues…

A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum

Anonymous

This work is a fifteenth‑century chronicle that records the history of London from the reign of Richard I in…

Old English libraries: the making, collection, and use of books during the Middle Ages

Ernest Albert Savage

Ernest Albert Savage’s work is a scholarly survey of medieval English libraries, tracing the production,…

The Letters of Cassiodorus Being a Condensed Translation of the Variae Epistolae of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator

Senator Cassiodorus

The work is a scholarly condensation of the Variae Epistolae of Cassiodorus, the 6th‑century Roman senator…

An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England

Edward Potts Cheyney

This work is a scholarly textbook designed for college and secondary‑school courses, presenting a systematic…

Feudal England: Historical Studies on the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries

John Horace Round

The book is a scholarly collection of essays by John Horace Round that gathers his recent research on…

How France Built Her Cathedrals: A Study in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

Elizabeth Boyle O’Reilly’s How France Built Her Cathedrals is a scholarly survey of the rise of Gothic…

Early Theories of Translation

Flora Ross Amos

Flora Ross Amos’s Early Theories of Translation is a scholarly survey that maps the evolution of English…

A Short History of the Fatimid Khalifate

De Lacy O'Leary

The work is a concise scholarly overview of the Fatimid caliphate, focusing on the line of Fatimid khalifs…

An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800

Mary Francis Cusack

An illustrated history of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800, authored by Mary Francis Cusack, presents a sweeping…

Dante: His Times and His Work

Arthur John Butler

Arthur John Butler’s “Dante: His Times and His Work” is a compact scholarly guide aimed at beginners rather…

Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway

Snorri Sturluson

Heimskringla is a sweeping saga‑history that strings together the lives of Norway’s early monarchs, from the…

The Evolution of Naval Armament

Frederick Leslie Robertson

Frederick Leslie Robertson’s work is a technical survey of naval material development, aimed at filling the…