Miriam Greenblatt

Provides an overview of the lives of Suleyman I and his subjects in the Ottoman Empire of the late sixteenth century, and includes excerpts from poems, letters, and stories of the time

Examines the reign of Elizabeth I, including information about her personal life and accomplishments and everyday life in Tudor England, plus contemporary writings which characterize the Elizabethan Age

Describes how Genghis Khan became the ruler of the Mongols and how these nomadic people lived

Describes the tumultuous reign of Hatshepsut, daughter of Thothmes I, and life in ancient Egypt during her reign

Provides an overview of the lives of Charlemagne and his subjects in the Frankish empire of the late eighth and early ninth centuries, and includes excerpts from poems, letters, laws, and diaries of the time