With five new chapters and more than 190 illustrations, this volume highlights the tales of the bishops who saved civilization, the Germanic chiefs who defeated the Romans, the famous kings of the Franks, and other historical figures.

Shearer provides 28 biographies of world leaders from the 16th- and 17th-centuries in chronological order.

A Companion to Famous Men of the Middle Ages (also published by Greenleaf).
The thirty-four lessons in this guide are a gentle introduction to the history of the Middle Ages, using what Charlotte Mason called a "living book." This guide will show you how to use the biographies in Famous Men of the Middle Ages with students in a wide range of grade levels. Key figures from church history (Augustine, Patrick, Francis) as well as kings, knights, and travellers are covered with lots of suggestions for supplemental books and activities.
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