In conjunction with my 2010 medieval reading challenge, A Tournament of Reading, I’ve come up with a list of books in each of the three categories that I recommend.  First, here’s my list of potential reads, at the King level of course: Mistress of...

Took me long enough, didn’t it? This challenge is designed to get us all reading a little more medieval literature in 2010.  The challenge will run from January 1st to December 31st, 2010, and will be hosted right here at Medieval Bookworm. ...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!  I’m probably not taking a blogging break over this holiday season, but I doubt I’ll be around much today – and that’s how it should be.  I hope you’re all having a fantastic time with family and friends....

The first crusade is one of history’s most peculiar moments.  Inspired by a speech that will probably never be known in its entirety, hoards of western Europeans embarked on a crusade to “save” their fellow Christians, the Greeks, from Muslims and...

Today is my very first Classics Circuit tour review.  I’m loving all these posts, and have been very excited to host Elizabeth Gaskell on my blog today.  I’ve read and enjoyed three books by her, and today I’m featuring Ruth, a book to which I had a...