Table of Contents

List of maps.List of plates.Acknowledgements.1.Introduction.2.The end of the ancient world and the beginning of the middle ages, 400-700.3.The Carolingian Empire and the Invasions of Europe, 700-1000.4.The Recovery of the west, the crusades, and the twelfth-century renaissance, 1000-2000.5.The High Middle Ages.6.The Later Middle Ages: Transalpine Europe, 1340-1500. Medieval city culture: Central Europe, Italy and the Renaissance.Index

About the Author

H. G. Koenlgsberger was. from 1973 to his retirement in 1984, Professor of History at King's College, University of London. He was formerly Professor of Early Modern History at Cornell University. His books include Europe in the Sixteenth Century (written with George L. Mosse) in Longman's General History of Europe series.

Reviews

'In style as in substance, this is an admirable vade mecum for sixth formers and undergraduates whom the author has in mind, not least because it will encourage them to look beyond a restricted range of political topics to the totality of European life and experience.' "History"