Dorsey Armstrong is a historian specialising in medieval history and culture, making complex historical subjects accessible to broad audiences. Her work spans specific historical events—such as the Black Death and Arthurian legend—to sweeping overviews of medieval life and thought. Armstrong's approach combines scholarly rigour with narrative clarity, exploring how the medieval world shaped modern society. Her books examine everything from the lives of significant medieval figures to pandemic disease and mythological foundations. Readers drawn to history that connects past to present, or those seeking to understand the cultural roots of the Western world, will find her work both engaging and illuminating.

The Great Courses: English Literature (1)

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King Arthur: History and Legend Dorsey Armstrong

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The Great Courses: History of Science (1)

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36 Big Ideas Bart D. Ehrman, Daniel W. Drezner, David Sadava, Dorsey Armstrong

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The Great Courses: Intellectual History (1)

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Great Minds of the Medieval World Dorsey Armstrong

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The Great Courses: Medieval History (2)

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The Medieval World Dorsey Armstrong

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The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague Dorsey Armstrong

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The Great Courses: Modern History (1)

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Turning Points in Medieval History Dorsey Armstrong

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The Great Courses: Writing (1)

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Analysis and Critique: How to Engage and Write about Anything Dorsey Armstrong

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The Knights Templar: A History Strange and True Dorsey Armstrong

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Medieval Myths & Mysteries Dorsey Armstrong

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Powerful Women of the Medieval World Dorsey Armstrong

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The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research Dorsey Armstrong

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Years That Changed History: 1215 Dorsey Armstrong

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