Books that I have read on/about Medieval Literature

This list is of many books that I have completely read on English Literature and the historical background behind them. Until a few years ago, I only read parts of books. Thus, I have used hundreds of more sources than those listed here. This list is only of books that I completed from cover to cover. Also, some writings here are not English Literature but more broadly Western. Last, some of these writings may or may not be considered books as much as papal bulls etc. English Literature started in the Early Middle Ages, so I saw no point giving a list of books I have read from previous eras to the Middle Ages. I have not included in this list of works of literature about the Middle Ages. 

Books of Medieval History:
Richard the Lionhearted by Joanne Jessop, Crusaders by Joanne Jessop, Richard the Lionheart and The Third Crusade: The English King Confronts Saladin in A. D. 1191 by David Hilliam,  The Third Crusade 1191: Richard the Lionheart, Saladin and the Struggle for Jerusalem by David Nicolle, Magna Charta by James Daughtery, Tournaments and Jousts: Training for War in Medieval Times by Andrea Hopkins, Fast Forward: Castle by Peter Dennis, Damsels not in Distress: The True Story of women in Medieval Times by Andrea Hopkins, The Usborne Time Traveller book of Knights and Castles by Judy Hindley, Positively Medieval: The Surprising Dynamic, Heroic Church of the Middle Ages by Jamie Blosser, The Third Crusade: Richard the Lionhearted vs. Saladin by Samuel Willard Crompton. The World of Columbus and Sons by Genevieve Foster, John Wycliffe: Morning Star of the Reformation by Andy Thompson, Days of the Knights: A Tale of Castles and Battles by Christopher Maynard, The Library of the Middle Ages: Medieval Feasts and Banquets: Food, Drink, and Celebration in the Middle Ages by Tehmina Bhote, Medieval Realms: Warfare by Peter Chrisp, Hastings by Samuel Willard Crompton, Life in the Middle Ages: The City by Kathryn Hinds, Life in the Middle Ages: The Countryside by Kathryn Hinds, Medieval Realms: Death and Disease by Alex Wolf, Life in the Middle Ages: The Castle by Kathryn Hinds, Life in the Middle Ages: The Church by Kathryn Hinds, Medieval Realms: Death and Disease by Alex Wolf, The Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa: Crusade Texts in Translation by G. A. Loud, and The Life and Times of Richard I by John Gillingham. 


Books of Medieval Religion/Philosophy :
Confessions by Saint Augustine, The Retractions by Saint Augustine, The Enchiridion:  On Faith, Hope, and Charity by Saint Augustine, On Faith and Works by Saint Augustine, On the Trinity by Saint Augustine, Against the Greeks and Muslims by Thomas Aquinas, and Against the Saracens by Peter the Venerable. I need to make sure to finishing City of God by Augustine at some point. 


Books of Medieval Literature :
The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature by C. S. Lewis,  Beowulf, The Song of Roland, The No Fear Canterbury Tales, The Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso by Dante, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Sir Orfeo by J. R. R. Tolkien. I have also read the entire Norton Anthology of the Middle Ages, the tenth edition, and everything else that is in that volume. Included in the Norton Anthology are various Anglo-Saxon works, writing of Old French literature, and excerpts to important texts of Middle English (including Piers Plowman). I have also read the Barnes-And-Noble edition of The Canterbury Tales. The parts of The Canterbury Tales that were not included in the texts just mentioned, I read from the Books-A-Million edition of the work. I have also read some of the love sonnets of Petrarch. 

Books of Medieval Art: The Story of the Three Kings by Melchoir Balthasar and Jaspar by John of Hildesheim and retold by M. B. Freeman, Medieval Beasts by Anne Payne.

There are a number of other books on the Middle Ages that I'm in the process of reading. Once I finish reading some of the most important works of English literature from its general history, I intend to study the Middle Ages (especially the crusades) by reading continually of/from that era. Having thousands of books in my personal library concerning the Middle Ages, most of the works that I have not mentioned here I never read cover to cover. I have used the vast majority of my sources as truly, sources to knowledge of the Medieval world. For example, I may buy a seven hundred page book on the crusades but only read a hundred pages of it which concerns Richard I and the Third Crusade. Likewise, I have also used various books from my local libraries and on my internet research. Had I listed all the sources that I have used over the years concerning the Middle Ages, my list would have been more exhaustive. 

I intend to add more titles to this post as I continue reading more books about the Middle Ages. Some of the books on this list are actually works found typically in young adult sections. Actually, these medieval history books are often some of the best (in my view) concerning the Middle Ages as they give strong introductions to various topics without someone having to read a nine hundred page book to know what a medieval feast was like. 

One of the current books on medieval history that I'm reading is The Bright Ages by David M. Perry and Matthew Gabriele. I also am currently reading Richard Coeur de Lion of Richard I by John Gillingham. Having read a good deal of the Crusades by Thomas Asbridge, I intend to read the entire work in the future. Helen Nicholson's The Crusades is also on my short list of future works to read. The Crusades Texts in Translation Series of books among my favorite sources.