middle ages, 500-1500

Contains entries that discuss people, issues, and events related to wars of religion waged between the eleventh and mid-seventeenth centuries, covering military technology, royal finance, social and class relations, major confessional groups, and beliefs about combat and chivalry. Arranged alphabetically from A to K, with maps.

Essays cover historical figures from the Middle Ages highlighting their achievements and historical importance.

Including a timeline and a "Words to Know" section, this volume, covering "J-Z," presents the life stories of people who lived during the medieval period.

Including a timeline and a "Words to Know" section, this volume, covering "A-I," presents the life stories of people who lived during the medieval period.

This illustrated dictionary includes customs, events, items of clothing and armor, historical figures, and places of the Middle Ages.

Presents a short study of the famous people of the Middle Ages including Justinian I and Charlemagne, Eleanor of Aquitaine and Isabella I, Charles Martel, religious leaders and scholars, artists, explorers, and many more.