A Companion to Medieval English Literature and Culture, C. 1350 - C. 1500 by 
The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England 400-1066 by 
Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors by 
Voices of Medieval England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life by 
Chaucer's People: Everyday Lives in Medieval England by 
Debating Medieval Europe: The Early Middle Ages, C. 450-C. 1050 by 
Medieval Lives: Eight Charismatic Men and Women of the Middle Ages by 
Icons of the Middle Ages: Rulers, Writers, Rebels, and Saints by 
Medieval Maidens: Young Women and Gender in England, 1270-1540 by 
Use these reference books (specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias) for background research. These are tertiary sources, not secondary sources.
Ancient Europe: Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World, 8000 B.C. to 1000 A.D. by 
All Things Medieval: An Encyclopedia of the Medieval World by 
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Global Medieval Life and Culture by 
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life: The Medieval World by 
The Early Medieval World: From the Fall of Rome to the Time of Charlemange by 
Great Lives from History: The Middle Ages, 477-1453 by 
Great Lives from History: Ancient and Medieval Series by 
Great Events from History: The Middle Ages by 
European Writers: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance by 
