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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Beowulf
The Canterbury Tales
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The Name of the Rose
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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
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The Song of Roland
Between Two Fires
The Decameron
Inferno
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