Anthony Bale

A delightfully captivating journey across the medieval world; perfect for fans of Ian Mortimer, who calls this book 'rich and wonderful'. From the medieval bazaars of Tabriz to the mysterious island of Caldihe, where sheep were said to grow on trees, Anthony Bale brings history alive in A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages, inviting the reader to travel across...

This is a new account of the late 14th-century mystic and pilgrim, Margery Kempe. Kempe, who had 14 children, travelled all over Europe and recorded a series of unusual events and religious visions in her work, The Book of Margery Kempe, which is often called the first autobiography in the English language. Anthony Bale charts her life and tells her...