medieval, 500-1500

Presents an illustrated discussion of medieval weapons that covers spears, swords, bows and arrows, shields, armor, fighting machines, and gunpowder.

Presents an illustrated discussion of medieval warfare tactics that covers how to fight a battle on horseback, by foot, and at sea; and also includes information about the Crusades, maps, diagrams, and a glossary.

Text, illustrations, and primary source quotes provide an overview of the life of a typical lady of the manor in medieval civilization, discussing home life, children, clothes, hobbies, widowhood, and other related topics, and including a time line, a glossary, and a list of resources.

Describes various aspects of life in a medieval European town, including craftspeople, tradespeople, religion, education, markets and fairs, money, transportation, and town defenses, and also discusses the silk and spice routes and important explorers.

Looks at the types of clothing worn during the Middle Ages, discussing fabric making, men's and women's clothing, armor, hygiene, beauty, and other topics.

Examines warfare in the Middle Ages, looking at arms and armor used from the eleventh century to the 1600s, explaining how armor and weapons were made, and discussinghow knights were armed, the conduct of battles, sieges, horses, and other topics.

Examines warfare in the Middle Ages, describing the system by which the kingdoms of western Europe were run, providing information about castles, sieges, famous battles, the Crusades, and other topics, and including discussion of Japanese warfare during the same era.

Examines the history of tournaments and jousts, activities which grew out of training exercises for knights to become some of the most prestigious, expensive, dangerous, and exciting events of the Middle Ages.

Discusses the role of clothing in medieval life, explaining what types of clothes were worn and what styles of dress revealed about wealth and social class.