Who's Who In The Middle Ages

by John Fines · 1970

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A biographical dictionary that chronicles the lives of the men and women who dominated medieval times, ranging from such figures as Abelard and Robert Bruce to Macbeth, Joan of Arc, and William the Conqueror. Each portrait profiles a life and assesses it in relation to contemporary background.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thismedievalmedievalMore like thisLess of this
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medievalmedievalMore like thisLess of thisMiddle AgesMiddle AgesMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 218 pages

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