Enter what historians sometimes call Japan's "medieval period," in which military governors known as "shoguns" commanded the state. Look at the Kamakura, Muromachi, and Tokugawa Shogunate periods, as well as the famous samurai warriors who played a distinctive role in Japanese life. Then turn to the era's entertainment culture.

"An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the rise of the West--from the New York Times bestselling author of The Templars. When the once-mighty city of Rome was sacked by barbarians in 410 and lay in ruins, it signaled the end of an era--and the beginning of a thousand years of profound transformation. In a gripping narrative bursting with big names--from St Augustine and Attila the Hun to the Prophet...

Describes knights and knighthood focusing on their earliest history, their armor, weapons, horses, battles, the castle at peace, and the lords and ladies of the manors. Also provides information on chivalry, the tournaments, jousts, heraldry, and hunting. In addition contains descriptions of a knight's faith, pilgrimages, and crusades, and other related material.

Jack and Annie look at knights, armor, and life in a castle.

Every aspect of life in a prosperous thirteenth-century city is explored in this representative study of Troyes in 1250 A.D.

Provides information on the training, traditions, and life of knights during the Middle Ages for a young boy who thinks that that is what he wants to be.

Investigate the defenses and life in the greatest medieval castles and the chivalrous and heroic actions of best-known knights.

"Simple text and photographs present castles, including their construction, history, and interaction with the environment"--Provided by publisher.

Describes several aspects of everyday life on a medieval manor, covering such topics as peasants, tradespeople, farming, women and children, the lord, the manor court, the church, and celebrations.