In The Middle Ages, Dorothy Mills lets medieval chroniclers tell
their own tales; poets and troubadours, minstrels and wandering
scholars sing their own songs; and serfs describe their hard lot.
Beginning with the early Middle Ages, she tells how Constantinople
acted as a bulwark against attacks of uncivilized tribes from the
East; how Christian missionaries went out to convert the pagan
lands of Europe; the story of Mohammed and the influence of Islam;
of Vikings and their seafaring ways. She combines interesting
source material with a scholarly interpretation of important events
and of those features that characterized all countries during the
Middle Ages: the Church; monks and friars and pilgrims; feudalism
and chivalry; the manors and towns; Crusades; students wandering in
search of learning; science and magic; poetry and drama; arts and
crafts. Dorothy Mills had an uncanny ability to write history that
is interesting and at the same time based on sound scholarship. Her
direct, engaging approach is valued increasingly by the many
parents in our day who are looking for reliable materials for home
study, as well as by many private school educators. The
highly-prized six volumes of her historical works (see below) have
become scarce, and so Dawn Chorus has reprinted them in its effort
to offer texts ideally suited to the needs of a new generation of
teachers and students. In a world where the quality of education
has so deteriorated, may the reissue of this wonderful historical
series shine as a beacon to a new generation of young (and not so
young) scholars Dawn Chorus publishes five other books by Dorothy
Mills: The Book of the Ancient World; The Book of the Ancient
Greeks; The Book of the Ancient Romans; The People of Ancient
Israel; and Renaissance and Reformation Times. Dawn Chorus has also
republished another historical series perfectly suited for home or
school use: The Picturesque Tale of Progress, by Olive Beaupr
Miller. It is available in large format (9 volumes), or smaller,
double-bound format (5 volumes).
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