Medieval History

An authoritative, richly illustrated history, and affectionate celebration, of Siena, one of the best-loved and...

The people who made, saved and sometimes destroyed medieval manuscripts, over a thousand years of...

A major new reinterpretation of the religious superstate that defined both Europe and Christianity, by...

A history of the Crusades. From the bestselling author of The Templars. 'Voyages, battles, sieges...

Jousting is the most iconic form of mounted combat. For more than five hundred years,...

Full of passion and betrayal, murder and war, the first volume of an epic new...

The newest edition in the Ology series takes the reader back to a time of...

A gripping story of ancient wisdom, new technology and 'the king of the world's booksellers',...

The award-winning illustrated classic back in print for the first time in 20 years History...

'This book is an expression of love... Sublimely conceived and beautifully written' Gerard DeGroot, The...

The third volume in Alison Weir's magisterial history of the queens of medieval England The...

"The beauty and levity that Perry and Gabriele have captured in this book are what...

Since Dante Alighieri wrote the Divine Comedy it has defined how people imagine and depict...

A groundbreaking reappraisal of medieval femininity, revealing why women have been written out of history,...

The Mongols have long been viewed in the West as violent barbarians who plundered and...

The untold story of the world's greatest empire and the creation of modern China Genghis...

A concise history of the goddess-like figures who evade both Christian and pagan traditions, from...

A groundbreaking reappraisal of medieval femininity, revealing why women have been written out of history,...

An acclaimed history of the Vikings and The Times and Sunday Times History Book of...

Warrior tells the story of forgotten man, a man whose bones were found in an...

A definitive illustrated history of warfare, from the ancient world to the 21st century Follow...

From the Wars of the Roses through plagues, cunning plots, executions and more, the Tudor...

A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by bestselling historian Dan Jones. Published in a beautiful...

The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the...

"From the Bible through Dante and up to Treblinka and Guantanamo Bay, here is a...

To our modern minds, the Middle Ages seem to mix the well-known and familiar with...

Iris Origo's most famous book, her classic study of the life and times of a...

'This forensic study of the Renaissance banking dynasty conjures up a world of art, literature,...