Medieval

The Medieval period is subdivided into the Early (c. 476-1000), the High (c. 1001-1300), and the Late (c. 1301–1500) Middle Ages.
The Medieval period usually refers to Europe, but books set in Asia or North Africa within this time-frame may also be included as these areas were part of the interconnected Medieval world.

Medieval Europe offers the historical backdrop of the grandeur of medieval royalty contrasted with the stark struggle for survival of the common folk. Medieval historical fiction features, among others, conflicts between Christianity and the remnants of paganism, the open warfare
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Le Fay (Morgan le Fay, #2)
The Isle in the Silver Sea
Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King
Escape from Falaise (Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger, #5)
The Book of I
Bright I Burn
A Most Forgettable Girl (Brides of Karadok, #7)
Oath of the Wolf (Wrath and Weeping, #2)
The Stone Witch of Florence
The Last Witch
The Shattered Castle (Ascendance, #5)
Lady’s Knight
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
Beowulf
The Canterbury Tales
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
The Name of the Rose
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
The Song of Roland
Inferno
The Decameron
A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1)
The Lais of Marie de France
World Without End (Kingsbridge, #2)
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There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages.
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