The medieval world

4 books

A Short History of EnglandG. K. Chesterton · 1917A history of England from Roman times to the early twentieth century, written for general readers. Chesterton tells the story from the viewpoint of ordinary people, arguing that popular histories have neglected the people and distorted the medieval past.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Chronicle and Romance: Froissart, Malory, Holinshed (The Harvard Classics Series)Jean Froissart · 1910This 1910 volume in the Harvard Classics series collects three medieval and Tudor works: Froissart's Chronicles of the Hundred Years' War, Malory's tale of the Holy Grail from the Morte d'Arthur, and William Harrison's description of Elizabethan England.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Miniatures of French historyHilaire Belloc · 1925A 1925 collection of short narrative pieces by Hilaire Belloc retelling episodes from French history, from the founding of Marseilles in ancient times through the Battle of the Marne, in vivid story form.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Magna CartaAnonymous · 1215A historical document from 1215, this is the text of the Magna Carta, the charter in which King John granted rights and liberties to the English Church, barons, and free men, covering inheritance, taxation, justice, and limits on royal power.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية