Medieval Times
Picture Books
- ? King George and the Dragon.
- Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Medieval World. Putnam, 1980
ISBN 0 399 61153 3.
- Chaucer, Geoffrey. Canterbury Tales. Adapted by Barbara
Cohen Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman Lothrop, 1988 ISBN 0 688
06201 6. (The Nun's Priest's, The Pardoner's, The Wife of Bath's
and The Franklin's Tales)
- Gerrard, Roy. Sir Cedric. Farrar, 1984 ISBN 0 374 36959
3. (In the age of chivalry, Sir Cedric defeats the evil knight and
wins the fair maiden. The plot is a spoof, but the illustrations
are very informative.)
- Goodall, John S. The Story of a Castle. McElderry, 1986
ISBN 0 689 50405 5. (This wordless book shows us the inner
workings of a Norman castle in the Middle Ages.)
- Hunt, Jonathan. Illuminations. Macmillan, 1989 ISBN 0
02 745770 2. (This alphabet of illuminated letters is full of
fascinating information about medieval times.)
- Lasker, Joe. Merry Ever After: The Story of Two Medieval
Weddings. Viking, 1976 ISBN 0 670 47257 3.
Fiction
- ? A Paper of Patterns.
- ? A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver.
- ? American Girls Handy Book (has a section on heraldry
that is easy to understand and use in making family crests.
- ? Forestwife.
- ? Heroes of the Faith: Martin Luther
- ? Manwolf.
- ? Pearl in the Egg. (female protagonist)
- ? Greenleaf Guide to Famous Men of the Middle Ages
- ? The Forest Wife.
- ? The Samurai's Tale.
- ? The Shining Company.
- ? St. George and the Dragon
- Alder, ? The King's Shadow.
- Aliki A medieval feast
- Anderson, Poul. Hrolf Kraki's Saga.
- Anderson, Poul. Three Hearts and Three Lions.
- Barber, Richard. The Knight and Chivalry.
- Barber, Richard. The Reign of Chivalry.
- Bosse, Malcolm. Captives of Time.
- Bradford, Karleen. Several titles.
- Bujold, Lois McMaster. The Spirit Ring.
- Burke, John. Life in the Castle in Medieval England.
- Carlson, Laurie. Huzzah Means Hooray (tons of craft
ideas, costumes, recipies, etc.)
- Costain, Thomas. Below the Salt.
- Costain, Thomas. The Black Rose.
- Cushman, Karen. Catherine Called Birdy.
- Cushman, Karen. The Midwife's Apprentice.
- De'Angeli, ? The Door in the Wall.
- Eco, Umberto. The Name of the Rose.
- Farrington, Gene. The Breath of Kings.
- Follett, Ken. Pillars of the Earth.
- Fraser, Antonia. The Warrior Queens.
- Garden, ? Dove and Sword.
- Gies, F. & J. Life in a Medieval Village.
- Gies, F. & J. Life in a Medieval City.
- Gies, F. & J. Women in the Middle Ages.
- Gies, F. & J. Life in a Medieval Castle.
- Godwin, Parke. Sherwood.
- Gray, ? Adam of the Road.
- Gray, Elizabeth. Adam of the Road.
- Hart, Avery and Paul Mantell. Knights & Castles
(lots of craft ideas)
- Henty, G. A. In Freedom' s Cause : The story of Wallace
& Bruce
- Hendry,? Quest for a Maid.
- Holland, Cecelia. Great Maria.
- Holland, Cecelia. The Lords of Vaumartin.
- Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
- Kahl Virginia. Duchess Bakes a Cake
- Kelly, ? The Trumpeter of Krakow.
- Konigsburg, E.L. A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver.
- Lavransdatter, Kristin. Series
- Lawhead, Stephen R. Arthur.
- Lawhead, Stephen R. Merlin.
- Lawhead, Stephen R. Taliesin.
- Lewis, Naomi. Proud Knight, Fair Lady. Viking, 1989
0670826561.
- Macauley, David. Cathedral
- Macauley, David Castle
- MacAvoy, R.A. Damiano.
- MacAvoy, R.A. Damiano's Lute.
- MacAvoy, R.A. Raphael.
- Napoli, ? Song of the Magdalene.
- Peters, Ellis. Brother Cadfael mysteries
- Peters, Ellis. Brother Caedfel series.
- Pierce, Tamora. Alanna, the First Adventure.
- Power, Eileen. Medieval People.
- Pullman, Phillip. The Golden Compass.
- Pyle, ? Otto of the Silver Hand.
- Rice, Robert. The Last Pendragon.
- Riley, Judith. In Pursuit of Green Lion.
- Riley, Judith. Vision of Light.
- Rosen, Sidney & Dorothy. The Magician's Apprentice.
Carolrhoda, 1994 0876148097.
- Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe.
- Steinbeck, John. The Acts of King Arthur and his Noble
Knights.
- Stewart, Mary. The Crystal Cave.
- Stewart, Mary. The Hollow Hills.
- Stewart, Mary. The Last Enchantment.
- Stewart, Mary. The Wicked Day.
- Sutcliff, Rosemary. The Knight's Fee.
- Sutcliff, Rosemary. The Road to Camlann.
- Sutcliff, Rosemary. Several titles.
- Temple, ? Ramsay Scallop.
- Temple, Francis. The Ramsay Scallop.
- Theis, Dan. The Crescent and the Cross.
- Trease. ? Children of the Crusades
- Voigt, Cynthia. Jackaroo.
- Walsh, Paton. Parcel of Patterns.
- White, T.H. The Book of Merlyn.
- White, T.H. The Once and Future King.
- White, T.H. The Sword in the Stone.
- Wilcox, Connie. Doomsday Book.
- Willard, Barbara. Cold Wind Blowing.
- Willard, Barbara. Iron Lily.
- Willard, Barbara. The Lark and the Laurel.
- Willis, Connie. The Doomsday Book.
- Woolley, Persia. Child of the Northern Spring.
- Woolley, Persia. Queen of the Summer Stars.
- Yolen, Jane. Merlin Trilogy (Passager, Hobby, Merlin).
Non-Fiction
- Caselli, Giovanni. The Middle Ages. Bedrick, 1988 ISBN
0 87226 176 X. (With detailed drawings and other artwork, we get a
glimpse of the life of the time.)
- Gregory, Tony. The Dark Ages. Facts on File, 1993 ISBN
0 8160 2787 0. (Well captioned photographs and drawings make this
short book accessible as well as informative.)
- Howarth, Sarah. Medieval People. Millbrook, 1992 ISBN 1
56294 153 4. (One of three volumes in a series, this one looks at
the life of six representative people: a doctor, monk, knight,
lady, bishop and a heretic.)
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