The Voynich Manuscript reveals a unified system of cosmology, healing, botany and abbreviated text behind the mysterious medieval codex.

The Medieval Moon: A History of Haunting and Blessing by Ayoush Lazikani explores how medieval cultures worldwide feared, loved, and argued over the moon.

A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages by Anthony Bale reveals how medieval people moved through their world — from Rome's ruins to Beijing's court. Vivid, source-led history.

Sceptred Isle by Helen Carr is a gripping narrative history of 14th-century England — plague, regicide and revolt told through the lives of the last Plantagenets.

The Inheritance of Rome explores how Europe transformed after the fall of the Roman Empire, revealing the real origins of the medieval world.

The Wolf Age explores how Vikings and Anglo-Saxons fought, ruled, and built a fragile North Sea empire at the turn of the eleventh century.

A Distant Mirror plunges readers into the calamitous 14th century – a vivid narrative of war, plague, and chivalry that Barbara Tuchman masterfully brings to life.

The Crusader Strategy: Strategic Planning in the Holy Land; The Crusader Strategy: Charting Crusader Defences; The Crusader Strategy: How Crusaders Fought Back; The Crusader Strategy: Rethinking Medieval Warfare.

The Manuscripts Club introduces readers to keepers of medieval manuscripts across a thousand years, revealing how their passion preserved these treasures.