Roy Burrell Knihy

Covers two thousand years of history from the origins of Rome to the downfall of the Byzantine Empire.

From the threshold of history and the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China to the glories of Rome and Greece and the fall of the Roman Empire--here's a fascinating tour into the past. Factual essays are interspersed with "interviews" with characters from the ancient world to make history an exciting time full of real and interesting people. Color illustrations.

This book gives a lively account of what life was like in Britain during the Middle Ages. It describes the influential events of Norman England; the importance of the Church; the long-lasting effects of the Crusades on England; the art of warfare, and daily life in a small medieval town.