This is the story of a wonderful, changing, reawakening world—the world of the Renaissance and Reformation. Measured by the lifetime of Columbus and his sons, this book spans the years from 1451-1539.

With Columbus as the central figure of this narrative, readers will also learn the fascinating stories of Prince Henry the Navigator, Ivan III of Russia, Gutenberg, Queen Isabella, Leonardo da Vinci, Mohammed II, the African ruler Nomi Mansa, Martin Luther, Erasmus, Albrecht Dürer, Copernicus, Michelangelo and many others.

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“This carefully researched and lively edition…is richly and beautifully produced….One could not ask for a more enticing introduction to Chaucer’s world.” — Publishers Weekly.

Brilliant full-colour illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman.

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Learn about the history behind the rules of chivalry as you read The Song of Roland. Discover the gorgeous castles of Moorish Spain where an epoch of culture saw the sharing of ideas between Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Read about the Bubonic Plague from a first hand account as recorded in the Decameron. Dante’s Inferno provides an unparalleled look into medieval understandings of justice while Mark Twain’s wonderful biography of Joan of Arc provides an intimate picture of the young maiden chosen to save her nation.

Thirty-five weekly lessons will take you through the history and literature of over 1100 years of history. Lessons include reading assignments, comprehension and discussion questions to encourage the development of critical thinking skills, writing prompts, map work, vocabulary, links to relevant websites, and much more!

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Selections from major works such as The Song of Roland, Marco Polo’s Book of Wonders, and The Deeds of Charlemagne are included along with poems, creeds, hymns, and selections from medieval thinkers like Peter Abelard and Thomas Aquinas.

For use with the Beautiful Feet Books’ Literature Approach to Medieval History study guide, this anthology will provide high school level students with an introductory survey of some of the greatest literature works of western civilization.

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For well over thirty years, Eric P. Kelly’s Newbery Award winner has brought the colour and romance of ancient times to young readers. Today, The Trumpeter of Krakow is an absorbing and dramatic as when it was first published in 1928.

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Gutenberg loved to read, and he often grew impatient waiting for the time-consuming bookmaking process to be completed. Young Gutenberg dreamed of finding a better way to make books.

From his childhood in strife-torn Mainz through the many years of setbacks and bankruptcies, Gutenberg persevered in his belief that books could be made quickly and inexpensively.

This is the story of the man who invented movable type and the printing press and gave the world the gift of books.

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Readers will share in Wycliffe’s student days at Oxford University and see him work toward his goal of translating the Bible into English for all Englishmen to read.

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This outstanding story by multi-award-winning author, Geraldine McCaughrean, is being published in this beautiful edition for a new generation of readers.

Readership : 10+

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With typical zest and wry sense of humour punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town.

Titles in Series:

Pyramid
City
Cathedral 
Castle

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Journey back to centuries long ago and visit the fictional people of twelfth-, thirteenth-, and fourteenth-century Europe whose dreams, like Cathedral, stand the test of time.

Titles in Series:

Pyramid
City
Cathedral 
Castle

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Born in 1122, Eleanor refused to be confined by the traditional gender roles of her time. She became well educated, gaining political and governing know-how from her father, William X, duke of Aquitaine, and armed herself with the skills necessary to become an influential queen-first of France, and later, England.

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