Describes the life and times of the Middle Ages. Reveals the historical details of life as a knight in the 1100s, life in a royal castle in the 1200s, and life during the Black Plague in the 1300s.
Johannes Fried gives us a Middle Ages full of people encountering the unfamiliar, grappling with new ideas, redefining power, and interacting with different societies—an era characterized by continuities and discontinuities, the vibrant ...
The Middle Ages (c.500-1500) includes a thousand years of European history. In this Very Short Introduction Miri Rubin tells the story of the times through the people and their lifestyles.
Professor Southern's book covers the period from the eighth to the sixteenth century.
This collection challenges many negative stereotypes of medieval people, revealing a world from which, for instance, much could be learned about looking after the spiritual needs of the dying, and about integrating prisoners into the wider ...
Understanding Popular Culture: Europe from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century
Toward a Global Middle Ages is the first publication to examine decorated books produced across the globe during the period traditionally known as medieval.
This book is the first to present fictions about the medieval world to serious students of history.
The fifteen essays in this volume cover a range of topics from the Carolingian period through to the early fourteenth century.
Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
"During the Merovingian centuries when most kings were weak, and brutal men fought over power and booty, ordinary folk, as well as many who were not so ordinary, again found themselves in desperate need of protection.