Synopses & Reviews
This chronological presentation of Western Europe in the Middle Ages provides the political, religious, intellectual, and economic history of the time. The revision of this classic, definitive text includes the latest historiography and more coverage of medieval society and women. Famous for its compelling narrative, the blend of chronology and historical interpretation, anecdotal info which brings the medieval world to life, and the accompanying readers (SOURCES and READINGS).
Table of Contents
Maps Note on the Sixth Edition Preface Introduction FOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN HISTORY Chapter 1: Europe: Land and People ROMAN, CHRISTIAN, BARBARIAN: THE ANCIENT WORLD TRANSFORMED Chapter 2: The Roman Empire Chapter 3: The Christian Church Chapter 4: The Barbarians THE EMERGENCE OF EUROPE Chapter 5: Byzantium, Frankish Gaul, and Rome Chapter 6: The Crisis of the Eighth Century Chapter 7: The First Europe EARLY MEDIEVAL EUROPE: A NEW SOCIETY Chapter 8: The Feudal World Chapter 9: Agriculture and Rural Society Chapter 10: Early Medieval Government Chapter 11: The Reform of the Church Chapter 12: Europe and Her Neighbors THE FLOWERING OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY Chapter 13: Expansion of Europe: The First Crusades Chapter 14: Economic Revival and Social Change Chapter 15: Religion and Learning Chapter 16: The Feudal Monarchies: Empire and Papacy THE HARVEST OF MEDIEVAL CIVILIZATION Chapter 17: Papal Power and Religious Dissent Chapter 18: The Development of Medieval Government Chapter 19: The World of Thought Chapter 20: Architecture, Art, and Literature THE MEDIEVAL WORLD IN CRISIS Chapter 21: An Age of Adversity Chapter 22: The Failure of Papal Leadership Chapter 23: The Hundred Years' War: Fourteenth-Century Campaigns Chapter 24: Late Medieval Politics: A Century of Schisms Chapter 25: Society, Economy, and Culture FROM MEDIEVAL TO MODERN EUROPE Chapter 26: The End of the Hundred Years' War Chapter 27: The End of the Great Schism Chapter 28: The Growth of National Monarchy Epilogue Appendix Index