Heroes of the Middle Ages

Heroes of the Middle Ages

by Eva March Tappan

41 chapters5h 4mEnglish1911

About this book

"The object of this book is to bring together stories of the most important movements in the history of Europe during the Middle Ages, and to make familiar the names of the most important figures in those scenes. I have endeavoured to weave a tapestry in which, with due colour, may be traced the history of the rise and fall of the various nationalities and the circumstances and mode of life of each—in short, to give the young reader an approximation to the background for the study of his country's history which a wide reading gives to a man." (Summary from the Preface of Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan)

Chapters (40)

1Alaric the Visogoth Besieges Rome
845
2Attila the Hun is Defeated at Chalons
562
3Genseric the Vandal Sacks Rome
314
4The Teutons and Their Myths
528
5The Story of the Nibelungs
463
6Clovis Becomes the First King of Franks
484
7Theodoric the Ostrogoth Becomes Ruler of Italy
232
8Charles Martel Repels the Mohammedans at Tours
822
9Charlemagne is Crowned Emperor of the Romans
503
10The Coming of the Teutons to England
479
11The Story of Beowulf
372
12Saint Patrick Preaches in Ireland
385
13The Legend of King Arthur
373
14Alfred the Great Rules England
419
15Rurik the Norseman becomes Ruler in Russia
388
16Rollo the Viking Makes Settlements in France
508
17William the Conqueror Conquers England
625
18Leif Ericsson Visits the Coast of New England
443
19Henry the Fowler Founds the German Monarchy
363
20Hugh Capet Becomes the First King of the French
274
21The Cid Captures Valencia
477
22Magna Carta signed by King John
455
23The Life of the Knight
673
24Country Life in the Middle Ages
577
25Town Life in the Middle Ages
425
26Peter the Hermit Leads the First Crusade
422
27Richard the Lion-Hearted Leads the Third Crusade
559
28The Children's Crusade
333
29Roger Bacon, a Pioneer in Science and Philosophy
347
30Marco Polo Visits the Great Khan of China
482
31Francesco Petrarch and the Revival of Learning
403
32The Fall of Constantinople
323
33John Gutenberg Invents Printing
372
34Columbus Discovers America
520
35Vasco de Gama Reaches India by Rounding Africa
281
36Ferdinand Magellan Leads First Voyage Round World
472
37Robert Bruce Wins at Bannockburn and Frees Scotlan
400
38William Tell and Arnold Von Winkelried
421
39The Black Prince, Hero of Crecy
432
40Joan of Arc, the Girl Commander
421

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