20 Exciting Plays for Medieval History Classes

Students get personally involved in events and cultures from medieval history with these entertaining dramatizations. This reproducible book gives you 20 short plays designed primarily for in-class readings of 10-15 minutes. They also can be adapted easily for stage presentations.

Dramatizations include:

• Justinian & Theodora: The Byzantine Golden Age
• Prince Shotoku, Founder of Japanese Civilization
• Muhammad and the Rise of Islam
• The Battle of Tours
• Charlemagne, First Holy Roman Emperor
• Feudalism: The Serf's Fate
• Cordoba: Islam's Spanish Jewel
• William the Conqueror and the Norman Conquest of England
• Genghis Khan
• Clare's Story: St. Francis of Assisi
• Mansa Musa and the Glories of the Mali Empire
• The Black Death
• Joan of Arc
• Gutenberg and His Movable Printing Type
• Isabella and the Rise of Unified Spain
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
• Copernicus: Founder of Modern Astronomy
• Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico
• Elizabeth I