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41) Knights
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Describes how knights were trained in the Middle Ages, the armor they wore, and how they held tournaments to display their skills, and looks at knighthood in modern times.
42) Fortress of snow
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In medieval England, Mazy tries to find her place in the world and meets a friendly knight, Sir Berenger.
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"With wit, wisdom, and a sharp scalpel, Jack Hartnell dissects the medieval body and offers a remedy to our preconceptions. Medieval beliefs about the body were drastically different from ours today: Hair was thought to be a condensation of fumes emittedfrom the pores, ideas were supposedly committed to memory by being directly imprinted on the brain, and the womb of a goat was believed to function as a contraceptive. But while this medieval medicine...
48) The Middle Ages
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Maps, charts, illustrations, and text explore the history and culture of the Middle Ages.
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In this hilarious book that takes history seriously, a British actor and comedian introduces England's earliest kings and queens, who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits, revealing a story of narcissists, inadequate self-control, excessive beheadings, uncivil wars and more.
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"An illuminating guide to the scientific and technological achievements of the Middle Ages through the life of a crusading astronomer-monk. Soaring Gothic cathedrals, violent crusades, the Black Death: these are the dramatic forces that shaped the medieval era. But the so-called Dark Ages also gave us the first universities, eyeglasses, and mechanical clocks, proving that the Middle Ages were home to a vibrant scientific culture. In The Light Ages,...
54) Knight
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Be an eyewitness to what life was really like for a knight in medieval times--from battles to banquets and from jousting to hunting. See how a knight put on his armor. Find out why knights decorated their shields. Discover deadly weapons known as caltrops.
56) The Decameron
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One hundred tales told in ten days by seven ladies and three young men.
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