The Autumn of the Middle Ages is Johan Huizinga's classic portrait of life, thought, and art in 14th- and 15th-century France and the Netherlands.

"One of the 20th century's few undoubted classics of history." —Washington Post Book World

The Battle of Grunwald was one of the largest battles in the medieval world, shifting the balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe. It also marked the decline of the Teutonic Knights, a crusading military order, as detailed in this account.

Drawing on vital new evidence, a top historian dramatically reinterprets the life and reign of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ruler of the world’s first transatlantic empire

“Masterly.” —William Anthony Hay, Wall Street Journal

A dazzling history of the Tower of London, one of the world's busiest tourist attractions, and the people who populated it.