Medieval History For Dummies

by StephenBatchelor (Author)

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  Paperback
  2010

  $20.32

  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 Ages
  Chapter 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 Europe
  Chapter 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 Crusade
  Chapter 13: England vs France & Pope vs Emperor
  Chapter 14: The Second Crusade & The Crusades at Home'
  Chapter 15: Richard vs Saladin: The Third Crusade
  Chapter 16: The later Crusades and other failures.

  Part IV: Parliament, Priories, Provisions & Plague
  Chapter 17: John, Henry, Rudolf & Edward.
  Chapter 18: Monks & Merchants: The new power brokers
  Chapter 19: The Papacy on Tour: Avignon and the Anti-Popes
  Chapter 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 War
  Chapter 22: The Peasants are Revolting
  Chapter 23: Agincourt, Joan of Arc & the French recovery
  Chapter 24: Columbus & The New World

  Part VI: The Part of Tens
  Chapter 25: Ten Rubbish Kings
  Chapter 26: Ten Curious Medieval Pastimes
  Chapter 27: Ten Great Castles
  Chapter 28: Ten People Who Changed The World
  Chapter 29: Ten Great Books (To read next)