c 500 CE to c 1000 CE

Aimed at children aged 7+, each book in this series looks at core history topics and brings them to life through a lively combination of arts and crafts activities and quiz questions. This title takes an up-close look at this fascinating ancient civilisation, exploring essential history topics su...

Between 1199 and 1399, English politics was high drama. These two centuries witnessed savage political blood-letting - including civil war, deposition, the murder of kings and the ruthless execution of rebel lords - as well as international warfare, devastating national pandemic, economic crisis ...

A reference work covering the history, archaeology, arts, architecture, literatures and languages of England from the Roman withdrawal to the Norman Conquest (c.450-1066 AD). The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England is a major reference-work covering the history, archaeology, arts, archi...

The Viking Age - between 750 and 1050 - saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they reshaped the world between eastern North America and the Asian steppe. For a millennium, though, their history has largely been filtered throug...

Many of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from the creatures in our fields to those in our fantasies, have remained the same since medieval times - but the words we use, and the ways we describe them, have often changed beyond recognition. Old English was spoken over a thousand years ago...

Many of the animals we encounter in everyday life, from the creatures in our fields to those in our fantasies, have remained the same since medieval times - but the words we use, and the ways we describe them, have often changed beyond recognition. Old English was spoken over a thousand years ago...

Readers can discover all the foul facts about England, including which monk tried to pinch the devil's nose with a pair of tongs, why some people in the Middle Ages ate dove droppings and which English king was accused of being a werewolf.

The English Settlements provides a comprehensive account of English political and social life from the collapse of Roman rule to the emergence of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. The English Settlements is a masterly account of the Dark Ages in the light of evidence from literary sources, the relevant archa...

Strong warriors! Epic battles! Ancient settlements! It's time to learn everything about the Anglo-Saxons! Packed with facts, photos and tantalising anecdotes from experts, it's ideal for homework, topic work, KS2 school projects and for kids who are curious about the Anglo-Saxons.

Take a journey to a vanished world with the 'Adventures in Time' series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true Prepare to meet the most terrifying raiders the world has ever known, as historian Dominic Sandbrook plunges us back into the thrilling drama of the Viking Age. We'll e...