If you’re looking for a book for younger ages, I would recommend Medieval Castles edited by Catherine Bradley and illustrated by Rob Shone. This book is a good intro into the topic of castles for elementary ages and up. It introduces readers to specific terminology of castle architecture such as… Read More »Review: Medieval Castles
There is no romance at the heart of war. Conn Iggulden captures this sentiment perfectly in his latest novel, Stormbird (Wars of the Roses). The medieval period is often glamorized as a period of chivalry and romance in many films and novels, so I was relieved when Iggulden did not fall into… Read More »Review of Stormbird (Wars of the Roses) by Conn Iggulden
So I finally got around to finishing A Dance with Dragons. I had started this book sometime last year, but put it down for a while and just circled back around to it recently. If it had been written by anyone other than George and was a series which I… Read More »Review of A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay Hardcover: 656 pages Publisher: Roc Hardcover; 1 edition (April 2, 2013) In his latest book River of Stars, Guy Gavriel Kay returns to the empire of Kitai several centuries following Under Heaven. While it is not necessary to have read Under Heaven before this… Read More »Review of River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay
Once again Bernard Cornwell transports the reader to the Hundred Years War with Agincourt. As you can surmise from the title, the novel centers around the Battle of Agincourt, when on October 25 of 1415, a ragged, starved and outnumbered English army of 6,000 men faced off against 30,000 French… Read More »Review of Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell
Bloodstone (Brother Athelstan Mediaeval Mysteries) by Paul Doherty Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Creme de la Crime (March 1, 2012) ISBN-10: 1780290160 Book Description: An intriguing new Brother Athelstan historical mystery – December, 1380. When the corpse of Sir Robert Kilverby is discovered in a locked room, Brother Athelstan accompanies the King’s… Read More »Review of Bloodstone by Paul Doherty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: to commemorate South Africa’s first massacre on 1 March 1510. A new book reveals how an isolated 16thC murder altered the course of North-South relations, and is reviewed here by world-reknown historian, Malyn Newitt, Emeritus Professor of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies at King’s College London.… Read More »Review of Knot of Stone
Lion of Ireland by Morgan LLewlyn Oh, where, Kincora! is Brian the Great? And where is the beauty that once was thine ? Oh, where are the princes and nobles that sate At the feast in thy halls, and drank the red wine? Where, oh, Kincora? Oh, where, Kincora! are… Read More »Review of Lion of Ireland by Morgan Llywelyn
Quest of the Warrior Maid: Bradamante & Ruggiero by Linda McCabe Paperback: 428 pages Publisher: Destrier Books (June 22, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 0983636206 Product Description: A love foretold between sworn enemies will determine the fate of Christendom. Bradamante, the niece of Charlemagne, and Ruggiero, a Saracen knight descended from Hector… Read More »Review of Quest of the Warrior Maid: Bradamante & Ruggiero by Linda McCabe