An introduction to medieval medicine, featuring text and cartoon illustrations, and describing the medical treatments offered to people who lived during the Middle Ages.
An introduction to medieval castles, featuring text and cartoon illustrations and describing architectural features, people who lived in them, activities, sieges, and more.
The Middle Ages brought us beautiful castles and churches, amazing poetry, and much more. Yet it was a difficult time to be alive especially if you wanted to stay that way. Readers of this book will uncover the dirty secrets of this difficult time period.
An introduction to scholarship during the Renaissance that discusses religion, education, medicine, astronomy, literature, commerce, and other related topics.
An introduction to city and town life during the Renaissance that discusses trade, architecture, monarchs, politics, religion, and other related topics.
Illustrations and text provide a comprehensive introduction to the Renaissance, focusing on the lives of Europeans during that time, warfare, trade, exploration, colonization, religion, science, the arts, and other topics.
Describes the social and economic structure of life in the Renaissance, from roughly 1400 to 1600, including the ruling classes, the peasantry, the urban dwellers, and members of the Church and the role each group played in shaping European civilization.
Answers to seventeen questions about life during the Middle Ages, discussing whether King Author was a real ruler, if a plague was responsible for the death of millions, and other related topics.
Piecing together information gained while skiing in the Alps, teenaged James Bond returns to Eton College and foils an assassination attempt, then goes on the run across Europe with a beautiful and dangerous Irish girl, Roan.
