Best Medieval History Books

101.
Praise of Folly
Praise of Folly
by: Erasmus
3.83 avg rating — 19,731 ratings
102.
The Lady in Medieval England 1000-1500
The Lady in Medieval England 1000-1500 3.78 avg rating — 50 ratings
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The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
by: Dan Jones
3.92 avg rating — 11,459 ratings
104.
Anglo-Saxon England
Anglo-Saxon England 4.15 avg rating — 369 ratings
105.
The Crusades: A Short History
The Crusades: A Short History 3.68 avg rating — 566 ratings
106.
Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom
Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom 3.84 avg rating — 4,315 ratings
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The Troubadour's Song: The Capture and Ransom of Richard the Lionheart
The Troubadour's Song: The Capture and Ransom of Richard the Lionheart 3.87 avg rating — 134 ratings
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The Year of Three Kings, 1483
The Year of Three Kings, 1483 3.71 avg rating — 68 ratings
109.
Atlas of the Medieval World
Atlas of the Medieval World 3.92 avg rating — 59 ratings
110.
The Plantagenets: History of a Dynasty
The Plantagenets: History of a Dynasty 3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings
111.
The Barbarian West 400-1000
The Barbarian West 400-1000 3.58 avg rating — 112 ratings
112.
The Vikings
The Vikings 3.95 avg rating — 287 ratings
113.
Women's Lives in Medieval Europe: A Sourcebook
Women's Lives in Medieval Europe: A Sourcebook 3.98 avg rating — 203 ratings
114.
The Middle Ages
The Middle Ages 4.04 avg rating — 180 ratings
115.
The Greatest Traitor: The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March Ruler of England 1327-1330
The Greatest Traitor: The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March Ruler of England 1327-1330 4.15 avg rating — 1,061 ratings
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The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse
The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse 3.68 avg rating — 5,584 ratings
117.
The Merovingian Kingdoms 450 – 751
The Merovingian Kingdoms 450 – 751 3.58 avg rating — 85 ratings
118.
Emma: The Twice-Crowned Queen: England in the Viking Age
Emma: The Twice-Crowned Queen: England in the Viking Age 3.23 avg rating — 64 ratings
119.
The Hundred Years War: England and France at War, c.1300-c.1450
The Hundred Years War: England and France at War, c.1300-c.1450 3.70 avg rating — 112 ratings
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Women in the Viking Age
Women in the Viking Age 3.92 avg rating — 229 ratings
121.
The Making of Europe: Conquest, Colonization and Cultural Change, 950 - 1350
The Making of Europe: Conquest, Colonization and Cultural Change, 950 - 1350 3.96 avg rating — 695 ratings
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The Anglo-Saxons
The Anglo-Saxons 4.05 avg rating — 634 ratings
123.
Genghis Khan: Life, Death, and Resurrection
Genghis Khan: Life, Death, and Resurrection
by: John Man
3.71 avg rating — 1,742 ratings
124.
Byzantium: The Decline and Fall
Byzantium: The Decline and Fall 4.44 avg rating — 1,109 ratings
125.
The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation
The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation 4.20 avg rating — 2,534 ratings
126.
The Ties That Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England
The Ties That Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England 4.06 avg rating — 461 ratings
127.
Robin Hood
Robin Hood
by: J.C. Holt
3.71 avg rating — 295 ratings
127.
The History of the Kings of Britain
The History of the Kings of Britain 3.72 avg rating — 6,790 ratings
129.
The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones
The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones 4.25 avg rating — 4,656 ratings
130.
Life in a Medieval Castle
Life in a Medieval Castle 3.81 avg rating — 2,226 ratings
131.
Image on the Edge: The Margins of Medieval Art
Image on the Edge: The Margins of Medieval Art 4.13 avg rating — 295 ratings
132.
A Brief History of the Hundred Years War
A Brief History of the Hundred Years War 3.77 avg rating — 324 ratings
133.
The Last Apocalypse: Europe at the Year 1000 A.D.
The Last Apocalypse: Europe at the Year 1000 A.D. 3.72 avg rating — 480 ratings
134.
A Summa of the Summa
A Summa of the Summa 4.18 avg rating — 860 ratings
135.
The Medieval World: Europe 1100-1350
The Medieval World: Europe 1100-1350 3.78 avg rating — 96 ratings
135.
Robert the Bruce: King of Scots
Robert the Bruce: King of Scots 3.94 avg rating — 749 ratings
137.
William Wallace: The True Story of Braveheart
William Wallace: The True Story of Braveheart 3.76 avg rating — 63 ratings
138.
Agincourt
Agincourt 3.71 avg rating — 300 ratings
139.
The House Of Wisdom
The House Of Wisdom 3.87 avg rating — 1,067 ratings
140.
The First English Revolution: Simon de Montfort, Henry III and the Barons' War
The First English Revolution: Simon de Montfort, Henry III and the Barons' War 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings
141.
Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources
Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources
by: Asser
3.87 avg rating — 930 ratings
142.
The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading
The First Crusade and the Idea of Crusading 3.79 avg rating — 156 ratings
143.
Women in Anglo-Saxon England
Women in Anglo-Saxon England 3.79 avg rating — 42 ratings
144.
The Hollow Crown: A History of Britain in the Late Middle Ages
The Hollow Crown: A History of Britain in the Late Middle Ages 3.53 avg rating — 211 ratings
145.
Women and Gender in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia
Women and Gender in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings
146.
A.D. 1000: A World on the Brink of Apocalypse
A.D. 1000: A World on the Brink of Apocalypse 3.45 avg rating — 89 ratings
147.
Arthur's Britain
Arthur's Britain 3.67 avg rating — 243 ratings
148.
The Book of Kells: Reproductions From the Manuscript in Trinity College Dublin
The Book of Kells: Reproductions From the Manuscript in Trinity College Dublin 4.68 avg rating — 44 ratings
149.
Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C.
Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. 4.20 avg rating — 2,033 ratings
149.
The troubled reign of King Stephen,
The troubled reign of King Stephen, 3.64 avg rating — 28 ratings
151.
Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney
Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney 3.92 avg rating — 719 ratings
152.
Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris
Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris 3.82 avg rating — 1,690 ratings
153.
The Alexiad
The Alexiad 4.06 avg rating — 1,272 ratings
153.
The Dark Ages
The Dark Ages 4.14 avg rating — 553 ratings
155.
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain
The Myth of the Andalusian Paradise: Muslims, Christians, and Jews under Islamic Rule in Medieval Spain 3.80 avg rating — 683 ratings
155.
Kublai Khan: The Mongol King Who Remade China
Kublai Khan: The Mongol King Who Remade China
by: John Man
3.89 avg rating — 757 ratings
157.
William Wallace: Brave Heart
William Wallace: Brave Heart 3.80 avg rating — 654 ratings
158.
Two Murders Reaped (Thwarted Queen, Book 4
Two Murders Reaped (Thwarted Queen, Book 4 3.73 avg rating — 84 ratings
158.
The Angevin Empire
The Angevin Empire 3.95 avg rating — 41 ratings
158.
The Medieval World
The Medieval World 3.65 avg rating — 264 ratings
158.
King Death: The Black Death and its Aftermath in Late-Medieval England
King Death: The Black Death and its Aftermath in Late-Medieval England 3.25 avg rating — 75 ratings
162.
The Celts
The Celts 3.92 avg rating — 937 ratings
162.
The Origins of Modern Germany
The Origins of Modern Germany 3.63 avg rating — 51 ratings
162.
The Maligned Monarch: A Life of King John of England
The Maligned Monarch: A Life of King John of England 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
162.
The Secret History
The Secret History
by: Procopius
3.84 avg rating — 3,331 ratings
166.
Women of the Twelfth Century, Vol 1: Eleanor of Aquitaine and Six Others
Women of the Twelfth Century, Vol 1: Eleanor of Aquitaine and Six Others 3.80 avg rating — 138 ratings
167.
The King's Jews: Money, Massacre and Exodus in Medieval England
The King's Jews: Money, Massacre and Exodus in Medieval England 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
167.
The Royal Forests of England
The Royal Forests of England really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
167.
1421: The Year China Discovered America
1421: The Year China Discovered America 3.61 avg rating — 15,060 ratings
170.
Two Lives of Charlemagne
Two Lives of Charlemagne
by: Einhard
3.64 avg rating — 2,083 ratings
170.
The Viking World
The Viking World 4.36 avg rating — 206 ratings
170.
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire 3.93 avg rating — 4,563 ratings
173.
The Knight in History
The Knight in History 3.76 avg rating — 395 ratings
174.
The Hound and the Hawk: The Art of Medieval Hunting
The Hound and the Hawk: The Art of Medieval Hunting 4.10 avg rating — 58 ratings
175.
Medieval Costume in England and France: The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries
Medieval Costume in England and France: The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries 3.68 avg rating — 145 ratings
175.
Summa Theologica
Summa Theologica 4.13 avg rating — 4,053 ratings
177.
Down the Common: A Year in the Life of a Medieval Woman
Down the Common: A Year in the Life of a Medieval Woman
by: Ann Baer
4.18 avg rating — 1,195 ratings
177.
King Harald's Saga
King Harald's Saga 4.02 avg rating — 1,203 ratings
179.
Richard III: A Study of Service (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series, Series Number 11)
Richard III: A Study of Service (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series, Series Number 11) 3.94 avg rating — 36 ratings
180.
Mohammed and Charlemagne
Mohammed and Charlemagne really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 700 ratings
181.
Warfare in Feudal Europe, 730–1200
Warfare in Feudal Europe, 730–1200 3.24 avg rating — 21 ratings
182.
Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors 3.87 avg rating — 959 ratings
183.
The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 18,740 ratings
184.
The Early Germans
The Early Germans 3.82 avg rating — 99 ratings
185.
Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485
Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337-1485 3.92 avg rating — 521 ratings
186.
The Celts
The Celts 3.60 avg rating — 442 ratings
187.
Domesday Book: A Complete Translation
Domesday Book: A Complete Translation
by: Anonymous
4.01 avg rating — 130 ratings
188.
Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered
Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered 3.41 avg rating — 492 ratings
189.
Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel
Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel
by: John Guy
3.98 avg rating — 839 ratings
190.
The Knight, the Lady & the Priest: The Making of Modern Marriage in Medieval France
The Knight, the Lady & the Priest: The Making of Modern Marriage in Medieval France 3.92 avg rating — 287 ratings
191.
Medieval Europe: A Short History, 10th Edition
Medieval Europe: A Short History, 10th Edition 3.82 avg rating — 708 ratings
191.
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman
The Far Traveler: Voyages of a Viking Woman 3.71 avg rating — 1,292 ratings
193.
Medieval Intrigue: Decoding Royal Conspiracies
Medieval Intrigue: Decoding Royal Conspiracies 3.88 avg rating — 169 ratings
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Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings
Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings 3.95 avg rating — 714 ratings
195.
Britain after Rome: The Fall and Rise, 400 to 1070
Britain after Rome: The Fall and Rise, 400 to 1070 4.01 avg rating — 481 ratings
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The City of Light: The Hidden Journal of the Man Who Entered China Four Years Before Marco Polo
The City of Light: The Hidden Journal of the Man Who Entered China Four Years Before Marco Polo 3.69 avg rating — 78 ratings
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The Scourging Angel: The Black Death in the British Isles
The Scourging Angel: The Black Death in the British Isles 3.63 avg rating — 132 ratings
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The Making of the Middle Ages
The Making of the Middle Ages really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 931 ratings
197.
The Age of Faith (The Story of Civilization, #4)
The Age of Faith (The Story of Civilization, #4) 4.38 avg rating — 1,620 ratings
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A Day in a Medieval City
A Day in a Medieval City 3.56 avg rating — 207 ratings
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