Medieval History

The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial--and a reign...

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'Delightful ... a pleasure' - Guardian Old English is the language you think you know...

From murder to duelling, highway robbery to mugging, a compelling exploration of seven centuries of...

A gripping biography that brings together the most recent research to shed provocative new light...

This book addresses a simple question: why were the Anglo-Saxons obsessed with monsters, many of...

A fascinating and highly original history of medieval magic told through twenty key illuminated manuscripts...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes...

Dan Jones narrates in his inimitably vivid and authoritative fashion the remarkable story of the...

*PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE* 'SUBLIME'...

'A fascinating book about four women - it tells us so much about their world,...

Divided Houses is a tale of contrasting fortunes. In the last decade of his reign,...

The Middle Ages were turbulent times. In the fourteenth century alone, England was ravaged by...

This brilliant vignette of seventeenth-century Rome, its Baroque architecture, and its relationship to the Catholic...

The author of She-Wolves chronicles the lives and reigns of Richard II and Henry IV,...

Previously published as The King's Grave. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING SALLY HAWKINS AND...

A brilliant reinvention of the detective novel, set in Renaissance Florence and packed with art,...

The end of Roman Britain and the arrival of the invading Saxons forms part of...

The authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones-the story of...

This third edition of Mary Fulbrook's much-admired and popular introduction to German history provides a...

A delightfully captivating journey across the medieval world; perfect for fans of Ian Mortimer, who...

'A dazzling tale, brilliantly told' Peter Frankopan'A wonderful book' Sunday Telegraph, 5*'Triumphant' Literary ReviewDURING THE...

In the second half of the fifteenth century, for over thirty years, civil war tore...

A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout...

The last Plantagenet king (1452-85) remains one of England's most famous and controversial monarchs. There...

Heroes are hard to come by - but there's one man whose legend has stood...

'An absorbing and eye-opening account of what the Plantagenets did for us.' - HELEN CASTOR...