World History Books

A Reading List on the Age of Discovery

The Age of Discovery reading list is filled with the best books for kids, historical fiction & nonfiction, on pirates, Christopher Columbus, Joan of Arc, Leonardo da Vinci, Shakespeare, the Black Plague, and much more! If you are teaching the Age of Discovery, you will be able to find some great books to go along with your lesson plans.

The Age of Discovery 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. If you purchase, please consider doing so through one of our links! Thanks!

Overview, Explorers, & Pirates

Reformation & Renaissance

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 Black Plague & the Great Fire of London,
John Bunyan & the Pilgrim's Progress, Scottish Protestants, the Huguenots

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