Middle Ages

it's a friendly, easily digested introduction to medieval history. It's only 176 pages long (& half of those pages are taken up by charming medieval-style cartoons) and covers approximately 1000 years of the history of a continent-sized area, so of course it's sparse on details. Gets away from the Victorian-era mythos that pop culture is rife with.

I really enjoy Eleanor Janega’s Twitter feed and online essays about the Medieval period. I don’t read history much, but this quick, witty overview of 1,000+ years is fun and interesting. Love the art!