This year at Brave 2026, I spoke on the importance of reading Whole Books in a Fragmented World. A popular request during my workshop, and even before then, was a list of recommended Medieval reading. As always- be judicial and use your noodle. Old literature does not mean it will be age appropriate for your whole family. Humans are humans, and have been making butt jokes, probably since the beginning, and the Medieval era is no exception. Greenlight Library is a GREAT resource, and may have some insights to some books listed.
Le Morte d’Arthur or The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
Here are some additional side quest, fun reads; most of which are on my own TBR, but I haven’t gotten to yet. *denotes a book I have read.
How Not to Be a Basic Peasant: A Medieval Bard’s Guide to Living Your Best Life
Weird Medieval Guys: How to Live, Laugh, Love (and Die) in Dark Times
The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
Self-Help from the Middle Ages: What the Seven Deadly Sins Can Teach Us About Living
*Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages* This is one of my MOST FAVORITE history books of all time. I have a full year, RPG, curriculum for it coming soon!
Just for fun: we LOVE The Sword in the Stone! It’s one of my most favorite classics. I love it so much, I made sure to add it to my Cinematic Stories class. But lucky for you, I have the Sword in the Stone unit available for you to do at home!
Want more book list recs?
Check out Reading Recommendations, Books Kits for Family Read Aloud Time, Books, or my Amazon Book List for the WHOLE family.
The Nurtured Bee 