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History - Medieval/Middle Ages — page 2
58 public-domain history - medieval/middle ages books, summarised. Page 2 of 2.
Vahram's chronicle of the Armenian kingdom in Cilicia, during the time of the Crusades
Vahram
Driven by Turkish conquests and Byzantine intrigue, medieval Armenian leaders carved out a new mountain haven, building a resilient state along the Mediterranean shore.
Mirabilia descripta: The wonders of the East
Jordanus, Catalani, Bishop of Columbum, active 1302-1330
An observant traveler maps the geography of the medieval imagination, documenting the flora, fauna, and customs of the East with a mix of empirical curiosity and earnest, wide-eyed wonder.
Christianity and Islam
Carl Heinrich Becker
Far from being alien forces, Christianity and Islam share a deeply intertwined history, rooted in the same medieval intellectual soil and forged through centuries of mutual influence.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages
John Lord
The Middle Ages: A Chronicle of Power and Spirit The Middle Ages are often reduced to a simple narrative of decline, but this sweeping history reveals them as a complex, vibrant foundation for the modern world. Through a series of focused biographical portraits, the work traces the rise of empires, the struggles of…
The Early Irish Monastic Schools: A study of Ireland's contribution to early medieval culture
Hugh Graham
The early Irish monastic schools represent a lost, golden thread of continuity, bridging the intellectual divide between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the eventual rise of the medieval university. These institutions served as the primary guardians and disseminators of European literacy for several crucial…
Song and Legend from the Middle Ages
Unknown
A gateway to the foundational rhythms of the Western imagination, these collected poems and legends offer a panoramic view of the medieval soul.
Matelda and the cloister of Hellfde
of Magdeburg Mechthild
A medieval mystic’s long-lost journals reveal a soul’s intimate, often turbulent, dialogue with the divine. These writings bridge the gap between ancient solitary devotion and the enduring mystery of spiritual experience.
Science and Medieval Thought: The Harveian Oration Delivered Before the Royal College of Physicians, October 18, 1900
T. Clifford (Thomas Clifford) Allbutt
The history of human knowledge is not a clean, linear ascent, but a messy, turbulent, and deeply human struggle to reconcile our observation of nature with our desire for meaning.
Sword and crozier, drama in five acts
Indriði Einarsson
Set against the brutal backdrop of 13th-century Iceland, this stark historical drama follows a fracturing society where the ambitions of powerful chieftains collide with the encroaching, often hypocritical, influence of the Church.
Readings in the History of Education: Mediaeval Universities
Arthur O. Norton
This collection of primary documents invites readers to witness the birth of the university, stripping away centuries of abstraction to reveal the vivid, often contentious lives of medieval scholars and their teachers.