High School History Suggestions

The Prince by Machiavelli; *Ancient Rome by Charles Kovacs; *The Age of Exploration by Charles Kovacs; The Age of Revolution by Charles Kovacs; The Yorkist Age by Paul Murray Kennedy ; Mary Tudor: A Life by David Loades; The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman; The Lady in The Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir

*A note on Kovacs: His books are designed for Waldorf students in seventh and eighth grades.  It's more of a teacher's reference, but it does have a lot of good information on parts of European history that are not often covered in American schools. Be aware of some religious imagery.

A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn;
 Letters between the Founding Fathers;
 “The Reynolds Pamphlet” by Alexander Hamilton; Martha Washington: A Life by Patricia Brady; Our Country’s Presidents by Ann Bausum

“The Battle Of Marathon” in The Histories by Herodotus

“The Battle of Thermopylae” in The Histories by Herodotus

 “Pericles’ Funeral Oration” in The Peloponnesian War by Eurcydides

“The Plague and Plague Speech by Pericles” in The Peloponnesian War by Eurcydides

“Melian Dialogue” in The Peloponnesian War by Eurcydides

Julius Caesar and Roman Britain by Walter Du La Garde

“Cincinnatus” in Famous Men of Rome

“Emperor Nero” in Famous Men of Rome

Plutarch’s “Life of Themistocles”

Plutarch’s “Life of Alexander The Great”

Plutarch’s “Life of Julius Caesar”

“The Art of War and Sun Tzu” Documentary

“The First Emperor of China” Documentary

“Ancient Athens and The Golden Age of Greece” Documentary

“The True Story of Hannibal” Documentary

The Byzantine Empire by Jennifer Fretland VanVoorst (booklet 48 pages)

The Life of Charlemagne by Eginhard

William Malmesbury’s Account of The Battle of Hastings 1066

“The House of Normandy” in British Kings and Queens – covers William the Conqueror, Civil War between Stephen and Matilda, and the rise of Henry II

Henry II and Thomas Beckett by Walter Du La Garde

“The Magna Charta” http://www.bl.uk/magna-carta/articles/magna-carta-english-translation

“Magna Charta In Context” by Claire Breay and Julian Harrison

 “The 95 Theses” by Martin Luther http://www.luther.de/en/95thesen.html

“The Transatlantic Slave Trade” article from UNESCO

“The Slave Route” UNESCO

Maps of the Slave Route UNESCO

“The Transatlantic Slave Trade” http://www.inmotionaame.org/print.cfm;jsessionid=f8302320431476677508560?migration=1&bhcp=1

Documentaries:
D: Killer Queens: Queen Isabella of England (Isabella of France)
D: Killer Queens: Queen Matilda (Empress Matilda) D: She Wolves: England's Queens, Isabella [of France] and Margaret [of Anjou]D: The Medici: Godfathers of The Renaissance: Episodes 1-4 by PBSD: Kings and Queens of England: Episode 1: The NormansD: Kings and Queens of England: Episode 2: Middle AgesD: Kings and Queens of England: Episode 3: Tudors D: Kings and Queens of England: Episode 4: StuartsD: Kings and Queens of England: Episode: 5: GeorgiansD: Kings and Queens of England: Episode 6: ModernsD: Reconstructing Richard III's Face

Articles:A: TWOTR: The Battle of Mortimers Cross (www.mortimerscross.co.uk/history.htm)
A: Royalty and Daughters: The Lives of Isobel and Anne Neville by Wendy Zolo (www.triviumpublishing.com/articles/daughters1.html)
A: Marriage and The Neville's: A Brief Overview by Karen Clark (nevillfeast.wordpress.com)
A: Marriage and The Neville's: Richard III & Anne Neville by Karen Clark (nevillfeast.wordpress.com)
A: Marriage and The Neville's: George, Duke of Clarence and Isabel Neville by Karen Clark (nevillfeast.wordpress.com)
A: Theodora (Byzantine Empress) by Encyclopedia Britannia
D: The War of The Roses: A Bloody Crown (2011)
Show: Horrible Histories (BBC)