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

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

A fascinating account of the legend of Sir John Mandeville, a long-forgotten knight who was once the most famous writer in medieval Europe. 

“A rare and excellent work that combines scholarship with intrigue, Milton’s book may induce that wonderful swoon usually contracted after long hours researching libraries and labyrinths of history.” —Publishers Weekly

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.