I have grouped the following books by age category. They provide great reading if you want to introduce your children to the middle ages. Of course, if you've grown up and missed a few of these, then go back and read them!
Grades 3-6
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DeAngeli, Marguerite. The Door in the Wall. 1949. |
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Lang, Andrew. Blue Fairy Book. 1948. |
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__________. Green Fairy Book. 1948. |
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__________. Red Fairy Book. 1948. |
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__________. Yellow Fairy Book. 1948. |
Grades 6-8
| Gray, Elizabeth Janet. Adam of the Road. 1942. |
| Henty, George Alfred. The Dragon and the Raven: Or the Days of King Alfred. |
| __________. In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce. |
| __________. Winning His Spurs: A Tale of the Crusades. |
| __________. Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest. |
| Kelly, Eric. The Trumpeter of Kracow. 1928. |
| McCauley, David. Cathedral. 1973. |
| Pyle, Howard. Men of Iron. 1993. |
| Speare, Elizabeth George. The Bronze Bow. 1961. |
| Sutcliff, Rosemary. The Lantern-bearers. 1959. |
Grades 8-12
| Ellis, Peter. Leper of St. Giles. |
| __________. Monk's Hood. |
| __________. A Morbid Taste for Bones. |
| __________. One Corpse Too Many. |
| __________. The Rose Rent. |
| __________. Saint Peter's Fair. |
| Lawhead, Stephen. Taliesin. 1987. |
| __________. Merlin. |
| __________. Arthur. |
| Mallory, Sir Thomas. Morte d' Arthur. |
| Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe. 1819. |
| Stewart, Mary. The Crystal Cave. |
| __________. The Hollow Hills. |
| __________. The Last Enchantment. |
| __________. The Wicked Day. |
| Sutcliff, Rosemary. Sword at Sunset. |
| __________. Sword and the Circle. |
| __________. Light Beyond the Forest. |
| __________. Road to Camlann. |
| Twain, Mark. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. 1889. |
| White, T. H. The Once and Future King. |
Recommended Viewing
| The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) |
| The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) |
| Becket (1964) |
| Castle (1983) |
| Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (1973) |
| Charlemagne (1994, France) |
| The Crusades (1935) |
| El Cid (1961) |
| Henry V (1989) |
| Ivanhoe (1982) |
| Knights of the Round Table (1953) |
| Lady Godiva (1955) |
| The Long Ships (1963) |
| Marco Polo (1982) |
| Taming of the Shrew (1967) |
| The Vikings (1958) |
For the study of Arthur in History and Legend
| Alcock, Leslie. Arthur's Britain: History and Archaeology A.D. 367-634. 1971. |
| __________. "By South Cadbury Is That Camelot...": Excavations at Cadbury Castle 1966-70. 1972. |
| Ashe, Geoffrey, ed. The Quest for Arthur's Britain. 1968. |
| __________. "A Certain Very Ancient Book': Traces of an Arthurian Source in Geoffrey of Monmouth's History." Speculum, 56. 1981. |
| __________. Avalonian Quest. 1982. |
| __________. A Guidebook to Arthurian Britain. 1983. |
| __________. The Discovery of King Arthur. 1985. |
| Barber, R. W. Arthur of Albion. 1961. |
| __________. King Arthur in Legend and History. 1973. |
| Bromwich, Rachel. "Scotland and the Earliest Arthurian Tradition." Bibliographical Bulletin of the International Arthurian Society, 15. 1963. |
| Chambers, E. K. Arthur of Britain. 1927. |
| Darrah, John. The Real Camelot: Paganism and the Arthurian Romances. 1981. |
| Fletcher, R. H. The Arthurian Material in the Chronicles, Especially Those of Great Britain and France. 1906. 2nd ed. 1966. |
| Jenkins, Elizabeth. The Mystery of King Arthur. 1975. |
| Jones, W. Lewis. King Arthur in History and Legend. 1911. |
| Lindsay, Jack. Arthur and His Times. 1958. |
| Loomis, Roger Sherman. Celtic Myth and Arthurian Romance. 1927. |
| __________. Wales and the Arthurian Legend. 1956. |
| Morris, John. The Age of Arthur. 1973. |
| Newstead, Helaine. Bran the Blessed in Arthurian Romance. 1939. |
| Paton, L. A. Studies in the Fairy Mythology of Arthurian Romance. 1903. |
| Radford, C. A. Ralegh, and Michael J. Swanton. Arthurian Sites in the West. 1975. |
| Schirmer, W. F. Die fruhen Darstellungen des Arthurstoffes. 1958. |
| Treharne, R. F. The Glastonbury Legends. 1967. |
| Williams, Mary. "King Arthur in History and Legend." Folklore, 73. 1962. |
King Arthur Pendragon Role-playing Books
| King Arthur Pendragon RPG |
| The Boy King, 2nd ed. |
| Lordly Domains |
| The Arthurian Companion |
| Tales of Mystic Tournaments |
| Savage Mountains |
| Blood & Lust |
| Perilous Forest |
| Pagan Shore - out of print |
| Tales of the Spectre Kings |
| Beyond the Wall |
| Land of Giants - out of print |
| Tales of Chivalry & Romance |
| Tales of Magic & Miracles |
| Saxons! |
| Book of Knights - introductory book |