The Mystery of History: Volume II The Early Church and the Middle Ages

The Mystery of History

by Linda Lacour Hobar

Classical, Chronological, Complete. Goes from AD 30 to 1460. 750+ pages

Genres: History, Nonfiction, School, Read For School, Education, Christian, Faith

715 pages, Paperback

First published July 2, 2004

Reviews

[Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars - The Mystery of History is my preferred history spine for homeschooling. I like that it is in chronological order and that it includes Biblical and church history interwoven into the world's history. The length of the lessons in Volume II are a bigger jump from Volume I. There's a lot of information packed into each one. It's perfect for high schooler's. It's a little long for 5th-8th graders, in my opinion. That said, I still prefer the content for that age group over Story of the World which I feel is not quite as chronological.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

My second grader and I read through this together as her world history spine. There were some places where I felt the author downplayed distinctions between biblical Protestant vs. Roman Catholic theology, but overall we both loved the book and would highly recommend it. As usual, we skipped the suggested activities in favor of Charlotte Mason-style narration and did most of the tests just because my daughter loves them so much. We are both excited to move on to Volume 3 as we continue our history education (as a homeschooling mother, I’m loving the chance to reclaim my own education, and an accessible, chronological Christian world history book like Mystery of History is a steppingstone toward that end).

[Seka · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is our second year doing the Mystery of History series. We loved Volume 1, and this one, Volume 2, was absolutely amazing as well. I learned so much history through this curriculum along with my children. I highly recommend the Mystery of History series to anyone, either for homeschooling or even just to self educate on history that you might not have been taught growing up. It’s thorough, interesting, intriguing, thought provoking, fun, and very balanced.

[Amy Meyers · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. We didn’t read all of it because our main spine was Story of the World, and my 8th grader had additional assignments in A Picturesque Tale of Progress, but we really enjoyed supplementing church history or our SOTW readings with it.

[Danielle Friedrich · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much to learn! Loved the narrative style. Great series.

[Leetlemama · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great addition to any bookshelf. In depth info on ancient history

[Maddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty good

[Carrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

We loved this curriculum!

[Ellen Spes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grest history lesson with Christian perspective

[Congetta · Rating 5 out of 5]

We listened to it in the car. My dad enjoyed it too and learned along with us.