Choose at least one book for each term as additional independent reading.
See World History Reading Plan for a breakdown of the main text, The World’s Story.
1st Year: Term 1
EGYPT
God King by Joanne Williamson [Bethlehem Books]
The Hittite Warrior by Joanne Williamson [Bethlehem Books]
Shadow Hawk by Andre Norton
Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
ANCIENT GREECE
Theras and His Town by Caroline Dale Snedeker – Sparta and Athens
Crown of Violet by Geoffrey Trease (out-of-print) – Athens, Greek drama
The Twenty Two Letters by Clive King (out-of-print)
1st Year: Term 2
ANCIENT ROME
The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare
Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld
The Ides of April by Mary Ray [Bethlehem Books]
A Triumph for Flavius by Caroline Dale Snedeker
The White Isle by Caroline Dale Snedeker
Between the Forest and the Hills by Ann Lawrence [Bethlehem Books]
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ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green
Augustine Came to Kent by Barbara Willard [Bethlehem Books]
Dragonslayer: The Story of Beowulf by Rosemary Sutcliff
Beowulf the Warrior by Ian Serraillier [Bethlehem Books]
Wordhoard: Anglo-Saxon Stories by Kevin Crossley-Holland and Jill Paton Walsh (out-of-print) –
EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE
The White Stag by Kate Seredy – Hungary
Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard [Bethlehem Books]
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VIKINGS
Sword Song by Rosemary Sutcliff
Viking Dawn / The Road to Miklagard / Viking Sunset by Henry Treece (out-of-print) – trilogy based on Viking saga
The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow by Allen French [Bethlehem Books]
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1st Year: Term 3
MIDDLE AGES
The Red Keep by Allen French [Bethlehem Books]
Casilda and the Rising Moon by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino – 11th century Spain
A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E. Konigsburg – Eleanor of Aquitaine, 12th century France and England
Lost Baron by Allen French [Bethlehem Books] – set in Cornwall (England) in 1200
Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Grey
The Ramsay Scallop by France Temple – a young betrothed couple are sent on pilgrimage, set in England in 1299
The Lion of St. Mark by G.A. Henty – Venice
The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric Philbrook Kelly
Red Towers of Granada by Geoffrey Trease (out-of-print) – 13th century Spain and England
Ring Out Bow Bells [US Title: The Sign of the Green Falcon] by Cynthia Harnett – England, early 15th century
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2nd Year: Term 1
The Woolpack [US Title: The Merchant’s Mark] by Cynthia Harnett – England, late 15th century
Mary Queen of Scots by Elizabeth O’Neill
Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer – story of the young Queen Mary
I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino – story of a young slave owned by the painter Velazquez
Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease – adventure story, England in late 16th century, Shakespeare
Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal by Robert Reilly [Bethlehem Books] – Ireland, 16th century
Children of the New Forest by Captain Maryatt – English civil war, 17th century
A Parcel of Patterns by Jill Paton Walsh – plague destroys an English village, 17th century
Master Cornhill by Eloise Jarvis MacGraw – Great Fire of London, 1666
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2nd Year: Term 2
Martin Hyde: The Duke’s Messenger by John Masefield – Monmouth rebellion against James II, 17th century England
Bonnie Dundee by Rosemary Sutcliff – 18th century England and Scotland
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens – French Revolution
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy – French Revolution
Thunder of Valmy by Geoffrey Trease (out-of-print) – French Revolution
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2nd Year: Term 3
Follow My Black Plume by Geoffrey Trease (out-of-print) – Garibaldi, 19th century Italy
A Thousand for Sicily by Geoffrey Trease (out-of-print) – Garibaldi, 19th century Italy
The War, 1914, a History and an Explanation for Boys and Girls by Elizabeth O’Neill
First World War (Living History) by John D. Clare
Karl I – The Emperor of Peace (Magnificat)
The Good Master by Kate Seredy – early 20th century Hungary
Rilla of Ingleside by L. M. Montgomery (a story about WWI from the Canadian home front.)
