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OUR HUGE LIST OF MIDDLE AGES HISTORY BOOKS
We’re in the middle of our second year in a row in the Middle Ages. History is always our biggest area of book-collecting–I am always on the lookout for good ones. I realized that you probably are too, so I sat down with my laptop, a cup of coffee, and typed up a list of all of our Middle Ages books on our shelves. There’s a lot of books here, so I hope you find a few that you and your kids enjoy!
Biographies from the Middle Ages
- Ten Kings and the Worlds They Ruled by Milton Meltzer (this book covers Louis XIV)
- Ten Queens: Portraits of Women of Power by Milton Meltzer (covers Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabel of Spain, Elizabeth I)
- Joan of Arc: Warrior Saint by Jay Williams
- Queen Eleanor by Polly Schoyer Brooks
- Famous Men of the Middle Ages
- Columbus by Ingri & Edgar Parin D’Aulaire
- Leif the Lucky by Ingri & Edgar Parin D’Aulaire
Chapter Books about the Middle Ages
- Macbeth (graphic novel) by Gareth Hinds
- The Adventures of Robin Hood by Roger Lancelyn Green
- Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer
- Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard
- Adam of the Road
- A Door in the Wall
- Magna Charta
- Classic Starts: The Adventures of Robin Hood
- The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
- Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages by Terry Deary
- Augustine Came to Kent by Barbara Willard
- The Story of King Arthur by Tom Crawford
- Thunderstorm in Church by Louise A. Vernon
- Morning Star of the Reformation by Andy Thomson
- Beowulf the Warrior retold by Ian Serraillier
- Galen and the Gateway to Medicine by Jeanne Bendick
- Fine Print: a Story about Johann Gutenberg by Joann Johansen Burch
- Crispin the Cross of Lead by Avi
- The Royal Diaries: Elizabeth I
- The Knight at Dawn by Mary Pope Osborne
- Around the World in a Hundred Years by Jean Fritz
- Beowulf by Michael Morpurgo
- Outlaw the Legend of Robin Hood (a graphic novel) by Tony Lee
- Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by Laura Amy Schlitz
Picture Books about the Middle Ages
- See inside Castles by Katie Daynes
- Brave Margaret by Robert D. San Souci
- A Medieval Feast by Aliki
- The Making of a Knight by Patrick O’Brien
- Follow the Dream: The Story of Christopher Columbus by Peter Sis
- Castle by David Macaulay
- Cathedral by David Macaulay
- Johann Gutenberg and the Amazing Printing Press by Bruce Koscielniak
- Saints: Lives and Illuminations by Ruth Sanderson
- Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie dePaola
- Marguerite makes a Book by Bruce Robertson
- Sir Cumference and the First Round Table (a math adventure) by Cindy Neuschwander
- Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland (a math adventure) by Cindy Neuschwander
Shakespeare Books for a Middle Ages Study
Non-fiction Books about the Middle Ages
- The True Book of Knights by John Lewellen
- Rand McNally Historical Atlas of the World
- Usborne Timelines of World History
- World History Encyclopedia
- Usborne Book of Explorers
- Usborne Discovery Knights
Middle Ages Activity Books
- Days of Knights and Damsels by Laurie Carlson
- Illuminated Manuscripts Coloring Book by Marty Noble
- Draw and Write Through History by Carylee Gressman
- Knights and Castles by Avery Hart and Paul Mantell
- Usborne Activities: Knights and Castles things to make and do
- Medieval Costumes Paper Dolls by Tom Tierney
- History Pockets: Explorers of North America
- Great Medieval Projects You Can Build Yourself by Kris Bordessa
- Amazing Inventions You Can Build Yourself: Leonardo daVinci by Maxine Anderson
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Did you read these in chronological order? If so, what is the order?
What a great list! My HS senior just finished Medieval British Literature last semester. Have y'all seen Filthy Cities on Netflix yet? One episode is on Medieval London. It is disgusting!
This is a great list! We've read many of these. Picking out the books is one of my favorite parts of homeschooling.