Beginning with the battle of Hastings (1066), where William of Normandy’s cavalry successfully defeated Harold’s Saxon forces, and finishing with the siege and capture of Constantinople (1453) by Sultan Mehmed II’s Turkish army, Battles of the Medieval World profiles 20 key battles from Europe and the Near East. With more than 200 colour and black-and-white maps, artworks, and photographs illustrating the battles, leading players, and tactics of the era, Battles of the Medieval World provides a useful and accessible introduction to some key battles of the Medieval period.