Given the vast timeline and myriad of topics covered in the medieval period, it’s often difficult to determine which books should be at the top of your bookshelf. If someone asked you for a list of five works that are essential for every medievalist to read — no matter the time period they cover — […]
Filed under: Discussion Topics, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 12th, 2009 | 19 Comments »
Also known as the Battle of Legnica
Armies involved: The Mongols vs. the armies of Poland and the Teutonic Knights
In late March of 1241, the Mongol army, under the commands of Hordu (eldest grandson of Chinggis Khan) and Peta, swept down through southern Poland and ambushed a division of the Polish army, and then pushed on […]
Filed under: Battles, Wars, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 10th, 2009 | No Comments »
Last week, I reviewed Helen Hollick’s The Kingmaking. I also had the privilege of interviewing Helen about her latest novel.
1. When did you first start working on your novel?
So long ago I can’t remember! It took me ten years to produce what turned out to be The Kingmaking, but I was “scribbling” ideas for many […]
Filed under: Author Interviews, Historical Fiction on March 9th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On this date, March 5th, in medieval history:
1133 - Birth of King Henry II of England
1324 - Birth of David II, King of Scotland
1326- Birth of Louis I (The Great), King of Hungary
*image is of Henry II, King of England
Filed under: Medieval Timeline, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on March 4th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark (March 2009)
Paperback: 592 pages
ISBN: 1402218885
It is the time of post-Roman Britain. The Roman armies have fled from the island, leaving England alone in a power vaccum to decide its own fate. Rivalries compete for the throne, British against British, and with the strength of the Roman armies gone, the most powerful […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction on March 2nd, 2009 | 7 Comments »
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