History and related entertainment for the medieval enthusiast.
Music in the Medieval West – Western Music in Context
Margot Fassler's Music in the Medieval West imaginatively reconstructs the repertoire of the Middle Ages by drawing on a wide range of sources. In addition to h...[Read More]
A Gentleman’s Guide to Duelling: Of Honour & Honourable Quarrels
Originally published under the title Of Honour and Honourable Quarrels Saviolo's guide is devoted to the art of settling a duel in a gentlemanly manner. It was ...[Read More]
Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe
For centuries much of Europe and the Holy Roman Empire was in the royal hands of the very peculiar Habsburg family. From their principal lairs along the Danube ...[Read More]
The Hollow Crown: The Complete Series
From executive producer Sam Mendes (Skyfall, American Beauty) comes a stunning adaptation of four of Shakespeare’s most celebrated history plays: Richard II, He...[Read More]
The Makers of Scotland: Picts, Romans, Gaels & Vikings
From Lothian to Orkney, from Fife to the Isle of Skye, fierce battles were won and lost. By AD 1000 the political situation had changed for ever. Led by a dynas...[Read More]
Heavenly Bodies: Cult Treasures & Spectacular Saints from the Catacombs
Death has never looked so beautiful. An intriguing visual history of the veneration in European churches and monasteries of bejeweled and decorated skeletons.
The Waning of the Middle Ages
This classic study of art, life, and thought in France and the Netherlands during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries ranks as one of the most perceptive ana...[Read More]
Mansa Musa & the Empire of Mali
Oliver's well-researched biography of Mansa Musa reads like an exotic tale of gold, glory, and adventure. During his long reign as Mali's emperor, Mansa Musa le...[Read More]
The Birth of the West: Rome, Germany, France, & the Creation of Europe in the Tenth Century
The Birth of the West tells the story of a transformation from chaos to order, exploring the alien landscape of Europe in transition.
The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation
The Romance of Arthur, James J. Wilhelm’s classic anthology of Arthurian literature, is an essential text for students of the medieval Romance tradition. This ...[Read More]
Holy Bones, Holy Dust: How Relics Shaped the History of Medieval Europe
Relics were everywhere in medieval society. Saintly morsels such as bones, hair, teeth, blood, milk, and clothes, and items like the Crown of Thorns, coveted by...[Read More]
The Medieval Kitchen: A Social History with Recipes
Evoking the dining rooms and kitchens of Europe some six hundred years ago, The Medieval Kitchen will tempt anyone with a taste for the food, customs, and folkl...[Read More]
