Spotlight on the collapse of empires

Discusses the rise and fall of the empires of the past and the effects of empires on the present peoples of the world.

People & places

Question and answer format is used to explore the diversity of races, ethnic groups, nationalities, and cultures of man in many settings around the world.

A medieval castle

Step inside a medieval castle and discover for yourself what it was like to live and work inside its massive walls. Superb illustrations and thoroughly researched information provide a vivid and in…

The crusades

Examines the history of the Crusades from both the western European Christian and the Muslim viewpoint in addition to the motives and effects of this holy war on medieval Europe.

Discovering castle days

Introducing young readers to Europe in the Middle Ages, this book explores every aspect of medieval culture, from art, architecture, and weapons to religion, clothing, food, and medicine.

Life in the Middle Ages

Each book in this series deals with a topic in a History Study Unit at Key Stage 3 of the National Curriculum. The text fills in the background to the period and gives an account of the course of e…

People and customs

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0333397207

Collation

64 pages : illustration ; 28 cm

Series Title

Second edition look it up

Call Number

900 PEO

The Usborne first encyclopedia of history

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0439787173

Collation

64 pages : illustration ; 27 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

909 CHA

The Usborne book of peoples of the world : internet-linked

Describes the various people who live in each region of the world, and briefly discusses their religion, food, festivals, ways of making a living, and other things that make them different.

The middle ages

The Middle Ages lasted for about 1,000 years, beginning when the last Roman emperor lost power around 476 AD, and ending sometime between 1400 and 1450 AD. All across Europe there are signs of the …