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  • William the Conqueror: The First Norman King of England

    Paul Hilliam

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Chronicles the life of the Duke of Normandy who defeated the Saxons at the Battle of Hastings, became king of England, and who dramatically changed the life of England's people.
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  • Henry VIII

    Nick Ford

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Dec. 1, 2004)
    Describes the life and reign of the sixteenth-century English monarch who effected the separation of England from the Church of Rome.
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  • The Miserable Life of Medieval Peasants

    Jim Whiting

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, July 1, 2009)
    Disgusting food. Stinky houses. Scratchy clothes. Find out how medieval peasants coped with their miserable lives.
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  • Blacksmith

    Melinda Lilly, Cheryl Goettemoeller

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, Feb. 1, 2002)
    Describes the life and work of a blacksmith living in Europe during the Middle Ages.
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  • Travel And Trade In The Middle Ages

    Fiona MacDonald

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2005)
    Describes how people traveled, the dangers of traveling, and the reasons why people traveled during the Middle Ages.

  • Joan of Arc: Warrior Saint of France

    Paul B. Thompson

    Library Binding (Enslow Publishers, May 1, 2007)
    France suffered seventy years of defeat during the Hundred Years War, but warrior saint Joan of Arc arrived in time to save her kingdom. Through her spiritual purity, military leadership, and tireless determination, she won many battles against England and Burgundy. With her famous flag leading the way, she returned King Charles VII to his throne at Reims. Follow author Paul B. Thompson as he takes the reader through Joan's amazing journey from a humble peasant girl to heroics, from her horrible execution to her eternal sainthood.

  • Medieval Arms and Armor

    Jim Whiting

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Imagine clomping around all day in heavy and hot iron armor. Would you be able to handle it? See what the people of the Middle Ages used to fight bloody battles.
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  • Medieval Castles

    Jim Whiting

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Wish you could live in a castle? Be careful what you wish for. Find out why medieval castles were definitely not palaces.
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  • Monarchs In The Middle Ages

    Fiona MacDonald

    Paperback (World Almanac Library, July 1, 2005)
    Describes the migrations that brought new groups to Europe and the ways kings and emperors gained control of areas that eventually evolved into kingdoms.

  • William the Conqueror: Last Invader of England

    Tom McGowen

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2007)
    Traces the life and accomplishments of the Norman duke whose victory at the Battle of Hastings earned him the name William the Conqueror.

  • Kids in the Medieval World

    Sheri Johnson

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2009)
    You think it’s hard being a kid these days? See how kids in the Middle Ages had it even worse.
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  • Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Richest Queen in Medieval Europe

    David Hilliam

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Oct. 1, 2004)
    A biography of the twelfth-century queen, first of France, then of England, who was the very lively wife of Henry II and mother of several notable sons, including Richard the Lionhearted.