History - Medieval/Middle Ages

Illuminated manuscripts in classical and mediaeval times, their art and their technique

J. H. Middleton

The book is a scholarly survey of illuminated manuscripts from antiquity to the sixteenth‑century advent of…

The Curiosities of Heraldry

Mark Antony Lower

Mark Antony Lower’s The Curiosities of Heraldry is a compact treatise that sets out to demonstrate the…

The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles.

Ella Sophia Armitage

The work is a scholarly survey of early Norman fortifications across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland,…

Peter the Hermit: A Tale of Enthusiasm

Daniel A. Goodsell

The work is a scholarly historical narrative that sets out to trace the religious impulses behind medieval…

Old English Chronicles

The volume is a composite of several early medieval chronicles, each introduced with scholarly notes that…

The Tournament—Its Periods and Phases

R. Coltman Clephan

The work is a scholarly survey of medieval tournament practice, written by the antiquarian R.

Ireland: The People's History of Ireland, Volume 1 (of 2)

John F. Finerty

Military Architecture in England During the Middle Ages

A. Hamilton Thompson

The work is a scholarly survey of English military architecture from the Roman era to the early modern…

Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century

John Hewitt

The work is a scholarly survey of medieval martial equipment, tracing the development of armor and weapons…

The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 6 (of 6), Part 1 (Letters, Chronological Table) New Complete Library Edition

The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422‑1509, Volume VI, Part 1 is a scholarly edition of a primary‑source collection…

Villani's Chronicle Being Selections from the First Nine Books of the Croniche Fiorentine of Giovanni Villani

Giovanni Villani

Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages Third Edition

Edward Lewes Cutts

The work is a scholarly sketchbook rather than a continuous narrative, offering a series of illustrated…

English Economic History: Select Documents

This volume is a curated anthology of primary documents intended for use in courses on English economic…

The Romance of Names

Ernest Weekley

Celebrated Travels and Travellers, Part 1. The Exploration of the World

Jules Verne

The work is a sweeping survey of the great explorers who have shaped humanity’s knowledge of the globe, from…

The English Church in the Middle Ages

William Hunt

William Hunt’s work is a scholarly survey of the English Church from its Roman‑mission origins in 597 through…

A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages; volume II

Henry Charles Lea

Leon, Burgos and Salamanca: A Historical and Descriptive Account

Albert Frederick Calvert

Albert Frederick Calvert’s work is a scholarly survey of the architecture and history of three historic…

The Viking Age. Volume 1 (of 2) The early history, manners, and customs of the ancestors of the English-speaking nations

Paul B. Du Chaillu

The work is a scholarly survey of Viking civilization, assembled by the explorer‑author Paul B.

Joan of Arc

Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower

The work is a nineteenth‑century historical narrative by Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower that sets out to…

The Story of Siena and San Gimignano

Edmund G. Gardner

The work is a scholarly survey of the art, architecture, and political history of two of Tuscany’s most…

The Story of Florence

Edmund G. Gardner

The work is a concise yet richly illustrated survey of Florence’s political and artistic development,…

The Holy Roman Empire

James Bryce

The work is a scholarly treatise by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce, that sets out to explain the Holy Roman…

La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages

Jules Michelet

The work is a nineteenth‑century French historian’s sweeping study of witchcraft, demonology and superstition…