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Book recommendations pertaining to Medieval Europe (400-1399).
See Also: Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece
Book Title | Author | PubDate | Reading Age | Time Period | Time Frame | Geographic Area | Country | Topic | Genre | Format |
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The Once and Future King | White, T.H. | 1987 | YA A | Early Medieval | 400 | Europe | Great Britain | Arthurian Legends | M F | N |
Black Horses for the King | McCaffrey, Anne | 1996 | UMG YA | Early Medieval | 400 | Europe | Great Britain | Arthurian Legends | F M | CB |
The Kitchen Knight | Hodges, Margaret | 2007 | LE | Early Medieval | 400 | Europe | Great Britain | Arthurian Legends | M F | PB |
A Tail of Camelot | Leung, Julie | 2016 | MG UMG | Early Medieval | 400 | Europe | Great Britain | Arthurian Legends | M F | CB |
The Sword and the Circle | Sutcliff, Rosemary | 1981 | UMG YA | Early Medieval | 400 | Europe | Great Britain | Arthurian Legends | M F | N |
Sword at Sunset | Sutcliff, Rosemary | 1963 | YA A | Early Medieval | 400 | Europe | Great Britain | Arthurian Legends | M F | N |
The White Stag | Seredy, Kate | 1937 | UMG | Early Medieval | 406–453 | Europe | Hungary | Atilla the Hun Hungary | F M | CB |
Attila the Hun: Leader of the Barbarian Hordes | Price, Sean Stewart | 2015 | UMG YA | Early Medieval | 406–453 | Europe | Hungary | Atilla the Hun | NF Bio | CB |
The Middle Ages: A Graphic History | Janega, Eleanor | 2021 | YA A | Early Medieval High Middle Ages | 476-1500 | Europe | Various | Medieval Life | NF | GN |
Brendan the Navigator | Fritz, Jean | 1979 | MG | Early Medieval | 484-577 | Europe | Ireland | Explorers | NF Bio | PB |
Beowulf, Dragon Slayer | Sutcliff, Rosemary | 2016 | UMG YA | Early Medieval | 500 | Scandinavia | Scandinavia | Anglo-Saxon Mythology Beowulf | M | N |
The Middle Ages: An Interactive History Adventure | Lassieur, Allison | 2010 | MG | Early Medieval | 500-1500 | Europe | Various | Medieval Life | NF | CB |
The Lost Queen, Book I | Pike, Signe | 2018 | A | Early Medieval | 550-556 | Europe | Scotland | Arthurian Legends | M F | N |
The Forgotten Kingdom, Book II | Pike, Signe | 2021 | A | Early Medieval | 573 | Europe | Scotland | Arthurian Legends | M F | N |
The Witch's Heart | Gornichec, Genevieve | 2021 | YA A | Early Medieval | 700 | Europe | Scandinavia | Norse Mythology | M F | N |
Son of Charlemagne | Willard, Barbara | 1959 | UMG YA | High Middle Ages | 781-800 | Europe | France | Charlemagne | F | CB |
A Child's Introduction to Norse Mythology | Alexander, Heather | 2018 | LE MG | High Middle Ages | 790-1100 | Scandinavia | Norway | Vikings | M | PB |
The Saga of Erik the Viking | Jones, Terry | 1983 | UMG YA | High Middle Ages | 790-1100 | Scandinavia | Norway | Vikings | M | N |
Riddle of the Runes | Ramirez, Janina | 2018 | UMG YA | High Middle Ages | 790-1100 | Scandinavia | Norway | Vikings | M | CB |
D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths | D'Aulaire, Ingri and Edgar | 2005 | LE MG | High Middle Ages | 790-1100 | Scandinavia | Norway | Vikings | M | PB |
Way of the Waves | Ramirez, Janina | 2019 | UMG YA | High Middle Ages | 790-1100 | Scandinavia | Norway | Vikings | M | CB |
Norse Mythology | Gaiman, Neil | 2017 | YA A | High Middle Ages | 790-1100 | Scandinavia | Norway | Vikings | M | N |
Life as a Viking: An Interactive History Adventure | Lassieur, Allison | 2010 | MG | High Middle Ages | 793-1066 | Scandinavia | Norway | Vikings | NF | CB |
Guts & Glory: The Vikings | Thompson, Ben | 2016 | UMG | High Middle Ages | 793-1066 | Scandinavia | Norway | Vikings | NF | CB |
Odd and the Frost Giants | Gaiman, Neil | 2008 | MG | High Middle Ages | 800 | Scandinavia | Norway | Vikings | F M | PB CB |
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Viking Explorer | Langley, Andrew | 2001 | LE MG | High Middle Ages | 800 | Scandinavia North America | Norway | Vikings | NF | PB |
Arthur and the Golden Rope | Todd-Stanton, Joe | 2020 | LE MG | High Middle Ages | 800 | Scandinavia | Iceland | Vikings | M F | PB GN |
The Last Kingdom | Cornwell, Bernard | 2004 | A | High Middle Ages | 867-876 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
The Pale Horseman | Cornwell, Bernard | 2005 | A | High Middle Ages | 876-878 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
The Lords of the North | Cornwell, Bernard | 2006 | A | High Middle Ages | 878-881 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
Sword Song | Cornwell, Bernard | 2007 | A | High Middle Ages | 886 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
The Burning Land | Cornwell, Bernard | 2009 | A | High Middle Ages | 886 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
Death of Kings | Cornwell, Bernard | 2011 | A | High Middle Ages | 899-902 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
The Pagan Lord | Cornwell, Bernard | 2013 | A | High Middle Ages | 909-910 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
The Empty Throne | Cornwell, Bernard | 2014 | A | High Middle Ages | 911 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
Warriors of the Storm | Cornwell, Bernard | 2015 | A | High Middle Ages | 917 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
The Flame Bearer | Cornwell, Bernard | 2017 | A | High Middle Ages | 918 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
War of the Wolf | Cornwell, Bernard | 2018 | A | High Middle Ages | 920 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
Sword of Kings | Cornwell, Bernard | 2019 | A | High Middle Ages | 924 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
War Lord | Cornwell, Bernard | 2020 | A | High Middle Ages | 937 | Europe | Great Britain | Saxon Stories Vikings | F | N |
1066 The Year of the Conquest | Howarth, David | 1977 | YA A | High Middle Ages | 1066 | Europe | Great Britain | Norman Invasion | NF | B |
Queens of the Conquest: England's Medieval Queens | Weir, Alison | 2017 | A | High Middle Ages | 1066-1154 | Europe | Great Britain | Kings and Queens | F Bio | N |
Anna of Byzantium | Barrett, Tracy | 1999 | UMG YA | High Middle Ages | 1081-1118 | Europe | Turkey | Byzantine Empire | F Bio | CB |
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver | Konigsburg, E.L. | 1973 | UMG YA | High Middle Ages | 1122-1204 | Europe | Great Britain | Kings and Queens | F Bio | CB |
Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine | Weir, Alison | 2011 | A | High Middle Ages | 1151-1204 | Europe | France | Plantagenet Dynasty | F Bio | N |
Queens of the Crusades: England's Medieval Queens | Weir, Alison | 2021 | A | High Middle Ages | 1154-1291 | Europe | Great Britain | Kings and Queens | F Bio | N |
The Mad Wolf's Daughter | Magras, Diane | 2018 | MG UMG | High Middle Ages | 1210 | Europe | Scotland | Scottish History Medieval Scotland | F | CB |
The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog | Gidwitz, Adam | 2016 | UMG | High Middle Ages | 1242 | Europe | France | Medieval Life | HF | CB |
Cathedral | Macaulay, David | 1973 | LE MG | High Middle Ages | 1252 | Europe | France | Medieval Life Building Cathedrals | F | PB |
The Adventures of Marco Polo | Freedman, Russell | 2006 | LE MG | High Middle Ages | 1254-1324 | Europe | Italy China | Explorers | NF Bio | PB |
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! | Schlitz, Laura Amy | 2007 | MG UMG | High Middle Ages | 1255 | Europe | Great Britain | Medieval Life | F | CB |
Castle | Macaulay, David | 1977 | LE MG | High Middle Ages | 1277-1305 | Europe | Great Britain | Medieval Life Castles Building | F | PB |
Castle Diary | Platt, Richard | 1999 | MG | High Middle Ages | 1285 | Europe | Great Britain | Castles Medieval Life | F | CB |
The Apple and the Arrow | Buff, Mary and Conrad | 1951 | MG UMG | High Middle Ages | 1291 | Europe | Switzerland | William Tell | F | CB |
A Distant Mirror | Tuchman, Barbara W. | 1978 | YA A | High Middle Ages | 1300-1399 | Europe | Various | Medieval Life | NF | B |
The Door in the Wall | de Angeli, Marguerite | 1949 | MG UMG | High Middle Ages | 1300-1399 | Europe | Great Britain | Medieval Life | F | CB |
Wild Bird | Zahler, Diane | 2023 | UMG YA | High Middle Ages | 1300-1399 | Europe | France Norway | Plagues Medieval Life Bubonic Plague | F | N |
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England | Weir, Alison | 2005 | A | High Middle Ages | 1303-1358 | Europe | Great Britain France | Queen Isabella | F Bio | N |
Girl in a Cage | Yolen, Jane Harris, Robert J. | 2002 | UMG YA | High Middle Ages | 1306-1307 | Europe | Scotland Great Britain | Middle Ages Scottish History | F | CB |
All Out | Mitchell, Saundra | 2020 | YA | various | 1350-1999 | North America Europe | United States Mexico Great Britain France | LGBTQ+ | F | N |
You Wouldn't Want to Work on a Medieval Cathedral | Macdonald, Fiona | 2013 | LE MG | High Middle Ages | 1370-1379 | Europe | Great Britain | Medieval Cathedrals Building | NF | PB |
Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster | Weir, Alison | 2007 | A | High Middle Ages | 1378-1403 | Europe | Great Britain France | Katherine Swynford | F Bio | N |
A Medieval Feast | Aliki | 1983 | LE | High Middle Ages | 1399 | Europe | Great Britain | Medieval Life | NF | PB |
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Reading Age | Genre | Format |
LE = lower elementary MG = middle grade (8-12 yrs.) UMG = upper-middle grade (11-14 yrs.) YA = young adult (14+) A = adult (18+) |
NF - non fiction F = fiction Bio = biography HF = historical fantasy AH = alternate history OV - own voices M = mythology S = spine book |
PB = picture book GN = graphic novel ER = early reader CB = chapter book B = book (NF) N = novel M = memoir |