Is your knowledge of The Crusades less than tip-top? Maybe you're
curious about Columbus, or you're desperate to read about the Black
Death in all its gory detail? Whatever your starting point, this
expert guide has it all - from kings, knights and anti-Popes, to
invasion, famine, the Magna Carta and Joan of Arc (and a few
rebellious peasants thrown in for good measure ). Get ready for a
rip-roaring ride through the political, religious and cultural life
of the Middle Ages, one of the most talked-about periods in
history.
Medieval History for Dummies includes:
Part I: The Early Middle AgesChapter 1: The Middle Ages: When,
Where, What, Who?Chapter 2: The end of Rome and the not so 'Dark
Ages'.Chapter 3: Angles, Saxons and Feudalism.Chapter 4: The
Carolingians grab their chance.Chapter 5: Charlemagne - A new
empire is born.
Part II: The Making of EuropeChapter 6: The (Holy Roman) Empire
Strikes Back.Chapter 7: East Meets West: Islam in the Western
Mediterranean.Chapter 8: The Vikings: A threat from the
north.Chapter 9: Schism: The Church splits itself in two.Chapter
10: The Normans: The 'real' Middle Ages begin.
Part III: 'Holy War': Crusading at home and abroad.Chapter 11:
Crusade: A call to arms.Chapter 12: The First CrusadeChapter 13:
England vs France & Pope vs EmperorChapter 14: The Second
Crusade & The 'Crusades at Home'Chapter 15: Richard vs Saladin:
The Third CrusadeChapter 16: The later Crusades and other
failures.
Part IV: Parliament, Priories, Provisions & PlagueChapter
17: John, Henry, Rudolf & Edward.Chapter 18: Monks &
Merchants: The new power brokersChapter 19: The Papacy on Tour:
Avignon and the Anti-PopesChapter 20: 'God's Judgement?': The Black
Death
Part V: The End of the Middle and the start of discovery.Chapter
21: One Hundred Years of WarChapter 22: The Peasants are
RevoltingChapter 23: Agincourt, Joan of Arc & the French
recoveryChapter 24: Columbus & The New World
Part VI: The Part of TensChapter 25: Ten Rubbish KingsChapter
26: Ten Curious Medieval PastimesChapter 27: Ten Great
CastlesChapter 28: Ten People Who Changed The WorldChapter 29: Ten
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