This is an illustrated look at various aspects of life in medieval Europe, covering everyday life, religion, royalty, and more.

Jack and Annie look at knights, armor, and life in a castle.

Presents a day in the life of a medieval lord as he runs the land over which he holds power.

Text and cutaway illustrations depict how people lived and worked inside a medieval castle.

Provides facts about location, design, and purpose of castles in the Middle Ages, and features instructions for a variety of related craft projects.

Text and detailed humorous illustrations present an overview of castles: who made them; when, how, why, and where they were built; what they were for; and what it was like to live in a castle.

After the long period of cultural decline known as the Dark Ages, Europe experienced a rebirth of scholarship, art, literature, philosophy, and science and began to develop a vision of Western society that remains at the heart of Western civilization today. On visits to the great cities of Europe--monumental Rome; the intellectually explosive Paris of Peter Abelard and Thomas Aquinas; the hotbed of scientific study that was Oxford; and the incomparable...

Maps, charts, illustrations, and text explore the history and culture of the Middle Ages.

Text and illustrations explore the history of the world from the Mongol invasions through the voyages of Christopher Columbus.