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A Book In Time » Age of Discovery
World History Reading List
Books on the Age of Discovery
The Age of Discovery reading list is filled with the best books for kids, historical fiction & nonfiction, on topics between the years 1400 & 1700. The books are listed chronologically, as well as topically. Each of the books is linked to one of our affiliates so you can see pictures, further description, & more.
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Choose from the Headings below to find good books for kids on the Age of Discovery. Books are arranged by major topics first, and then chronologically (scroll down).
1400 – 1470
books include Joan of Arc, Prince Henry the Navigator, Gutenberg's Printing Press,
the Wars of the Roses, Queen Isabella of Spain
1470 – 1550
books include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Christopher Columbus,
the Tudor Kings, Reformation Leaders
1550 – 1590
books include Mary Queen of Scots, Queen Elizabeth I,
Sir Francis Drake & the Spanish Armada
the 1590's
books include Galileo, William Shakespeare & the Globe Theatre
1600 – 1650
books include Don Quixote, Louis XIV of France, the Taj Mahal, Pirates, Velasquez
1650 – 1700
books include the Great Plague of London & the Great Fire of London,
John Bunyan & the Pilgrim's Progress, Scottish Protestants, the Huguenots
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