This is a list of books I’ve found helpful. Click on highlighted titles for a review.
Edward II
Isabella and the Strange Death of Edward II – Paul Doherty
Edward II: The Unconventional King – Kathryn Warner
Edward III
The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation – Ian Mortimer
Edward III: A Heroic Failure – Jonathan Sumption
The Black Prince
The Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince: From Contemporary Letters, Diaries and Chronicles, including Chandos Herald’s Life of the Black Prince – Richard Barber
Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine: A Biography of the Black Prince – Richard Barber
Edward, the Black Prince: Power in Medieval Europe – David Green
Richard II
England Arise: The People, the King and the Great Revolt of 1381
Biographies
The Knight Who Saved England: William Marshal and the French Invasion of 1217 – Richard Brooks
Who Murdered Chaucer? – Terry Jones
Joan of Kent: The First Princess of Wales – Penny Lawne
The Greatest Traitor – Ian Mortimer
The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer – Derek Pearsall
Hawkwood: The Diabolical Englishman – Frances Stonor Saunders
Monks and Monasticism
Life in a Monastery – Stephen Hebron
Medieval Monasticism: Forms of Religious Life in Western Europe in the Middle Ages – C.H. Lawrence
Castles
Life in a Medieval Castle – Joseph and Frances Gies
Castle: A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval England – Marc Morris
The Hundred Years War
Prisoners of War in the Hundred Years War – Rémy Ambühl
The Hundred Years War 1337-1453 – Anne Curry
The Hundred Years War: A People’s History – David Green
Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages – Michael Prestwich
Trial by Battle– Jonathan Sumption
The Road to Crécy – Marilyn Livingstone and Morgan Witzel
Literature
Troilus and Criseyde – Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer’s Knight – Terry Jones
The Book of the City of Ladies – Christine de Pizan
The Treasure of the City of Ladies – Christine de Pizan
Everyday Life
Death and Burial in Medieval England 1066 – 1550 – Christopher Daniell
Life in a Medieval Town – Joseph and Frances Gies
Life in a Medieval Village – Joseph and Frances Gies
Terry Jones’ Medieval Lives – Terry Jones
By Sword and Fire – Sean McGlynn
Beds and Chambers in Late Medieval England – Hollie L.S. Morgan
The Senses in Late Medieval England – C.M. Woolgar
Buildings
Medieval Tiles – Hans van Lemmen
Medieval Gardens – Anne Jennings
Crafts and Trades
Medieval Goldsmiths – John Cherry
Builders and Decorators: Medieval Craftsmen in Wales – Nicola Coldstream
Medieval Masons – Malcolm Hislop
Medieval Craftsmen: Embroiderers – Kay Staniland
The Black Death
Return of the Black Death: The World’s Greatest Serial Killer – Christopher Duncan
Black Death – Philip Ziegler
Hunting
Medieval Hunting – Richard Almond
The Hound and the Hawk: The Art of Medieval Hunting – John Cummins
Food and Cookery
The Medieval Cookbook – Maggie Black
Food and Cooking in Medieval England: History and Recipes – Maggie Black
The Medieval Cook – Bridget Ann Hennisch
Knights and Chivalry
The Templars: History and Myth – Michael Haag
Knight: The Medieval Warrior’s (Unofficial) Manual – Michael Prestwich
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimages to St James of Compostela From the British Isles During the Middle Ages – Robert Brian Tate
Pilgrimage – Jonathan Sumption
The Church
The War on Heresy: Faith and Power in Medieval Europe – R.I. Moore
The Companion to Cathedrals and Abbeys – Stephen Friar
The Friar of Carcassonne – Stephen O’Shea
Medicine
Medieval Bodies – Jack Hartnell
General Reference
The Medieval World Complete – Robert Bartlett
Masterpieces of European Arms and Armour in the Wallace Collection – Tobias Capwell
The Time-Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England – Ian Mortimer
A Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases – Christopher Corédon and Ann Williams
Cathedral, Forge and Waterwheel – Frances and Joseph Gies
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