Medieval History for Kids - the Middle Ages, from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance

Medieval History

The term Middle Ages refers mainly to the history of Christian and Jewish Europe between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance, around 400-1500 AD. Historians usually divide this into three smaller periods, the Early Middle Ages, the High Middle Ages, and the Late Middle Ages. Because we know more about this more recent history than we do about the Sumerians or the Egyptians, you'll see more names and dates in this section.

Early Middle Ages

The fall of Rome
The Visigoths
The Ostrogoths
The Vandals
The Merovingians
The Roman Empire continues in the East
King Arthur and England
The Lombards
The Slavs
The Huns
Charlemagne
The Holy Roman Empire

High Middle Ages

The Norman Conquest
The Crusades
England
France
Germany
Poland
Italy
Spain
The Roman Empire in the East

Late Middle Ages

England
France
Germany
Poland
Italy
Spain
The Roman Empire in the East

To find out more about medieval history, check out these books from your local library or from Amazon:

charlemagne joan of arc middle ages

The Holy Roman Empire and Charlemagne in World History, by Jeff Sypeck (1997). An exciting and accurate account of the formation of one of Europe's great empires.

Beyond the Myth: The Story of Joan of Arc , by Polly Brooks (1999). Accurate and thoughtful, with good illustrations and maps, though more a biography than a history.

Constantinople: The Forgotten Empire, by Isaac Asimov (1967). This book got many future Byzantinists started on their path. It's out of print, but you can get it used.

A Little History of the World, by E. H. Gombrich (2003). Written in 1935, the history is a little out of date, of course, but it is written to convey the facts of all of human history to young people, and I think it does a good job.




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