History and related entertainment for the medieval enthusiast.
Black Death
In Black Death, we meet Sean Bean's Ulric, a knight who, in conjunction with a monk by the name of Osmund, is off on a mission. That quest? To find a necromance...[Read More]
NOVA: Building the Great Cathedrals
Carved from a hundred million pounds of stone, soaring effortlessly atop a spider web of masonry, Gothic cathedrals are marvels of human achievement and artistr...[Read More]
Medieval Handgonnes: The First Black Powder Infantry Weapons
A highly-detailed yet affordable overview of the development, use, and impact of small arms throughout history-from the sword to the machine gun.
Orosius: Seven Books of History against the Pagans
Orosius's History, which begins with the creation and continues to his own day, was an immensely popular and standard work of reference on antiquity throughout ...[Read More]
Medieval Herbal Remedies: The Old English Herbarium & Anglo-Saxon Medicine
This book presents for the first time an up-to-date and easy-to-read translation of a medical reference work that was used in Western Europe from the fifth cent...[Read More]
The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún
A must-have for every Tolkien appreciator and readers of myths and legends alike. In scenes of dramatic intensity, of confusion of identity, thwarted passion, j...[Read More]
Celts: The Complete Epic Saga
For the first time, the story of The Celts is presented in this six- episode set as told by The Celts themselves. The Celts were the first European people north...[Read More]
German Medieval Martial Arts: The Poleaxe
The medieval knight was a well-trained fighting man, expert in the use of many weapons. One of his premiere weapons was the poleaxe, which combined aspects of a...[Read More]
Vampires, Burial, & Death: Folklore & Reality
In this engrossing book, Paul Barber surveys centuries of folklore about vampires and offers the first scientific explanation for the origins of the vampire leg...[Read More]
The Saint & the Sultan: The Crusades, Islam, & Francis of Assisi’s Mission of Peace
An intriguing examination of the extraordinary–and little known meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Islamic leader Sultan Malik Al-Kamil that has strong r...[Read More]
Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
In this astonishing work of scholarship that reads like an edge-of-your-seat adventure thriller, acclaimed historian Buddy Levy records the last days of the Azt...[Read More]
Valhalla Rising
Following a captive Norse Warrior called One-Eye and a young boy as they travel with Christian Crusaders in 1096 AD. Is One Eye an avenging angel or just the gu...[Read More]
