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12th Century

As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century is the period from 1101 to 1200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Common Era. It is part of the High Middle Ages in Europe and coincides with the Song dynasty in China, the Khmer Empire of Cambodia, and the Fatimid and Ayyubid dynasties of Egypt.

12th Century Books

The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Plantagenets #1; Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1)
The Lais of Marie de France
The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
Time and Chance (Plantagenets #2; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine #2)
The Letters of Abélard and Héloïse
The History of the Kings of Britain
Arthurian Romances
Lionheart (Plantagenets #4; Richard the Lionheart #1)
Lady of the English
Devil's Brood (Plantagenets #3; Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3)
One Corpse Too Many (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #2)
Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Lionheart (Richard the Lionheart, #1)
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The Land Beyond the Sea
Summer Warrior (The Clan Donald Saga #1)
The Falcon's Eyes
The Canterbury Murders (Stanton & Barling, #3)
Spindle and Dagger

Lists

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettOne Corpse Too Many by Ellis PetersIvanhoe by Walter ScottRansom by Julie GarwoodThe Bride by Julie Garwood
Fiction Set in 12th Century
79 books — 38 voters
The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of MonmouthPerceval, or, The Story of the Grail by Chrétien de TroyesThe Lais of Marie de France by Marie de FranceLancelot by Chrétien de TroyesYvain, or, The Knight with the Lion by Chrétien de Troyes
Best Books of the 12th Century
62 books — 151 voters

The Story of Silence by Alex MyersYde and Olive by Mounawar AbbouchiSilence by Heldris de CornuallesBROTHER MAKING IN LATE ANTIQUITY AND BYZANTIUM by RappStraightforward by Marcus Attwater
Queering the Middle Ages
69 books — 5 voters
William Marshal by David CrouchWilliam Marshal by Georges DubyThe Greatest Knight by Thomas AsbridgeThe Knight Who Saved England by Richard BrooksWilliam Marshal Earl of Pembroke by Catherine Armstrong
History Books containing reference to William Marshal
13 books — 1 voter


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“ No powerful nation can truly last forever, no matter how inpersanistic ”
― Eiríka Krogsæter
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Saigyō
“ The mind for truth Begins, like a stream, shallow At first, but then Adds more and more depth While gaining greater clarity. ”
― Saigyō, Mirror for the Moon
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