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A lively and magisterial popular history that refutes common misperceptions of the European Middle Ages, showing the beauty and communion that flourished alongside the dark brutality--a brilliant reflection of humanity itself. The word "medieval" conjures images of the "Dark Ages"--centuries of ignorance, superstition, stasis, savagery, and poor hygiene. But the myth of darkness obscures the truth; this was a remarkable period in human history. The...
3) Knight
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1140L
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English
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"Discover how medieval knights trained for battle, the armor they wore, and the code of honor they lived by. Witness a joust, lay siege to a castle, and glimpse the secretive world of Japanese Samurai swordsmen" --
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1090L
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English
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"Rebellious Catherine is the daughter of a well-off family in fourteenth-century England. Girls like her are expected to obey their parents and sit quietly with their sewing, not go on adventures. Her mother wants to teach her how to be a lady and her father wants to merry her off, but Catherine herself has other ideas" -- Back cover
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Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
950L
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English
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"Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for the lord as well as for the peasants who lived on his land. For an army, a lord depended on young soldiers in armor called knights who spent years at the castle learning the skills of warfare."--
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Brother Cadfael medieval mysteries volume 11
Brother Cadfael chronicles volume no. 11
Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
Brother Cadfael chronicles volume no. 11
Chronicles of Brother Cadfael
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English
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In this “enchanting” historical mystery, “medieval England comes marvelously alive” as Brother Cadfael investigates a woman’s baffling disappearance (The Washington Post).
In the year of our Lord 1141, August comes in golden as a lion, and two monks ride into the Benedictine Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul bringing with them disturbing news of war—and a mystery.
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"Some years ago, a remarkable manuscript long rumored to exist was discovered: The Legend of Broken. It tells of a prosperous fortress city where order reigns at the point of a sword--even as scheming factions secretly vie for control of the surrounding kingdom. Meanwhile, outside the city's granite walls, an industrious tribe of exiles known as the Bane forages for sustenance in the wilds of Davon Wood. At every turn, the lives of Broken's defenders...
11) Fortress of Snow
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Mazelina of Wexcombe has always dreamed of traveling with her father to lands beyond the confining walls of their castle. But his sudden death deprives her of the future she imagined. Abandoned by her eldest brother, Mazy is soon forced to seek help from her beloved brother Sir John at the great estate of Strachleigh. Her visit leads to a friendship with the dashing and noble Sir Berenger of Dericott. He has notions of rescuing a damsel in distress....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
990L
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English
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"Robin, a cripple, is taken by Brother Luke to a monastery, where he learns to read, write, carve and use crutches. Together they journey to the castle on the Welsh marshes where he becomes a page and eventually wins his Knighthood by an act of bravery." Library Journal.
13) The last duel
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[2021]
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English
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After the wife of knight Jean de Carrouge accuses his squire of assaulting her virtue, King Charles VI declares that the men must fight to the death, leaving the truth to be revealed by God who will let the guilty man perish. This arrangement will leave the woman either berieved or besmirched, her life and position in society ruined no matter the result.
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English
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This collection of the works of Chaucer has been edited by Walter William Skeat, who was scrupulous in producing a sound text based on the best manuscripts, and eschewing inauthentic works that had been spuriously attributed to Chaucer. Skeat also includes thorough detail on the nature of Chaucer's Middle English language.
15) Castle of refuge
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In medieval England, nineteen-year-old Audrey, the daughter of English nobility and facially scarred by her abusive, mentally ill sister, seeks God's protection when she runs away from an arranged marriage proposal, to find true love, safety, and a purpose to her life.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the rise of the West--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Templars. When the once-mighty city of Rome was sacked by barbarians in 410 and lay in ruins, it signaled the end of an era--and the beginning of a thousand years of profound transformation. In a gripping narrative bursting with big names--from St Augustine and Attila the Hun to the Prophet...
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1380L
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English
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The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books. -- Time The authors allow medieval man and woman to speak for themselves through selections from past journals, songs, even account books. --Time The Gieses succeed in making a remote and unfamiliar world accessible.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
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"Describes life for a medieval knight. This lively, interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character and revel in the gory, dark, horrific side of life throughout important eras in history."--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 26
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English
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"A knight, a monk, a merchant, a summoner, and a wife all walk into an inn, and realize they are in the company of many others who intend to make the same pilgrimage to Canterbury. As a group of English people all gather at the Tabard inn, they learn that they will be travelling together. Usually divided by their differing social classes, professions, and beliefs, the group are united by their pilgrimage to Canterbury, where they'll receive blessings...
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