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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Walk through a thousand years of living history with this captivating narrative of the Middle Ages. You and your children will watch empires rise and fall; meet kings both noble and dreadful, and craftsmen and artists who change the world; ponder the tragedy of sickness and war; and rejoice in the triumphs of freedom and forgiveness.

All of this is awaiting you in A Castle with Many Rooms: The Story of the Middle Ages!

Enjoy A Castle with Many Rooms as your main tour guide through the time period for your whole family. And of course, you can bring other great living books alongside and linger longer with any of the people and events along the way.

A Castle with Many Rooms tells the fascinating story of the Middle Ages from the Fall of Rome to the Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution. Cultures and events are interwoven from Europe to Africa, the Americas, Middle East, and Asia. Full-color vintage maps and a handy pronunciation guide are included.

Your entire family is sure to enjoy the time they spend in A Castle with Many Rooms: The Story of the Middle Ages!

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Narration Notecards: A Castle with Many Rooms

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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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This teacher guide is formatted in 35 weekly lessons with reading assignments, mapping activities, research and discussion topics, hands-on and craft suggestions, web links, and vocabulary lists. This guide will make your job easier, not harder! It’s full of ideas and activities but they’re not all required. The focus should be the literature, not checking off every single activity. The activities are there to enrich your study, so pick and choose according to the educational needs and interests of your students. Have fun with it!

•This study contains 35 weekly lessons.
•Complete 1 lesson per week for a one-year study.

Scope and Sequence

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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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