New Medieval Books: From Dracula to Isabella
Five new books, spanning from Egypt at the beginning of the Middle Ages, to Italy at the end.
New Medieval Books: Beowulf to da Vinci
Five new books to take you on a journey back into the Middle Ages.
New Medieval Books: From Manuscripts to Sutton Hoo
Five new books about the Middle Ages, going from Anglo-Saxon England to Fatimid Egypt.
New Medieval Books: Frontiers and Meeting Places
Five books for you to add to your medieval reading list. And perhaps even to be read.
New Medieval Books: From Normandy to China
You can read about living in London, marrying in China, or ruling in Normandy.
New Medieval Books: Magnificent
From Adam and Eve to Suleiman and Roxelana – five new books for medievalists.
New Medieval Books: From England’s King (without a kingdom) to the Byzantine Astronomer
Five new books about the Middle Ages.
New Medieval Books: Byzantium and the Islamic World
Five recent books that looks at the first centuries of contact and conflict between the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic world.
New Medieval Books: From Glass to Illuminations
Five more medieval books to read and reflect on.
New Medieval Books: From Venice to Valhalla
Five new books about the Middle Ages that should be on your picnic table.
New Medieval Books: Exploring the medieval world
Five new books that take you around the medieval world.
New Medieval Books: To be an artist or a warrior
This week’s look at five books about the Middle Ages
New Medieval Books: From Battles to Beds
This week’s look at five new books on the Middle Ages
New Medieval Books: From Bastards to Conquerors
Five new books that look at the powerful and the despised in the Middle Ages.
New Medieval Books: Medievalism
Five recently published books that deal with medievalism.
New Medieval Books: From Anarchy to Archaeology
Five more books that go from early medieval Europe to the Renaissance…
New Medieval Books: From News to Games
Five more books for medievalists to take a look at.
New Medieval Books: From Paper to Prostitutes
This week’s five books takes you from the Mediterranean to the North Sea.
New Medieval Books: Boucicaut to Art Recipes
This week’s five new books goes into politics, making art and one of the greatest knights of the Middle Ages.
The Shadow of the Cross: Book Tour and Giveaway!
Graphic novel fans! Today, we’re hosting day 2 of Dmitry Yakhovsky‘s Book Tour and running an international contest to give away a copy of his…
30 Medieval Texts Translated in 2016
From biographies of the leading warriors to the grumbling of a government official, here are thirty medieval texts that have been translated in 2016.
BOOK REVIEW: The Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror’s Subjugation of England by Teresa Cole
October marked the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. Author Teresa Cole’s latest book, The Norman Conquest: William the Conqueror’s Subjugation of England, looks at the events, key figures, and sources that brought Harold Godwinson (1022-1066) and William I (1028-1087) to this pivotal turning point in English history.
Cesare Borgia in a Nutshell: Book Tour and Giveaway!
This is an exciting week for book lovers at Medievalists.net. We’re hosting two book tours and giveaways! Today, we’re featuring author Samantha Morris’ Cesare Borgia in a Nutshell, and running an international contest to give away a copy of the book.
BOOK EXCERPT: King Cnut and the Viking Conquest of England 1016 by W.B. Bartlett
The Viking Conquest of England in 1016, saw two great warriors, the Danish prince Cnut, and his equally ruthless English opponent, King Edmund Ironside fight an epic campaign.
BOOK REVIEW: Pilgrim Routes of the British Isles by Emma J. Wells
What was pilgrimage like in the Middle Ages? Do modern day routes faithfully retrace the steps of long ago pilgrims? How has pilgrimage changed over the course of hundreds of years? Tourist? Pilgrim? Or both? What is the meaning of pilgrimage today?