Introduction 1
Part I: Starting Up the Middle Ages(450 - 800) 7
Chapter 1: Journeying Back to the Middle Ages: When, Where, What, Who? 9
Chapter 2: Finishing Off the Roman Empire and Entering the (Not So) Dark Ages 19
Chapter 3: Settling in England with the Anglo-Saxons 33
Chapter 4: Organising Early France & Germany: The Merovingians and Carolingians 45
Chapter 5: Becoming Great: Charlemagne and the New Roman Empire 57
Part II: Forming the Basis of Europe(850 - 1100) 69
Chapter 6: Laying the Foundations of Europe 71
Chapter 7: Linking East and West: Islam in Europe 83
Chapter 8: Invading from the North: The Vikings 97
Chapter 9: Splitting the Church: Schisms between East and West 113
Chapter 10: Revving Up the 'Real' Middle Ages with the Normans 125
Part III: Waging Holy War: Crusading at Home and Abroad(1050 - 1300) 145
Chapter 11: Uncovering the Origins of the Crusades 147
Chapter 12: Waging the First Crusade: 1096 - 1099 159
Chapter 13: Struggling for Power: Popes Versus Monarchs 175
Chapter 14: Waging the Second Crusade and Crusading at Home 189
Chapter 15: Pitting Richard I Against Saladin: The Third Crusade 205
Chapter 16: Following the Fourth Crusade and Other Failures 219
Part IV: Dealing with Domestic Dramas: Parliament, Priories and Plagues(1200 - 1300) 237
Chapter 17: Having Trouble in England: John, Henry III and Edward I 239
Chapter 18: Meeting Medieval Monks and Merchants 255
Chapter 19: Piling On the Popes: Avignon and the Antipopes 269
Chapter 20: Facing God’s Judgement: Dealing with the Black Death 281
Part V: Ending the Middle and Beginning the Age of Discovery(1300 - 1492) 293
Chapter 21: Beginning One Hundred Years of War 295
Chapter 22: Pausing the War: Dealing with Unrest at Home 311
Chapter 23: Turning the Tide of War (Twice!): Henry V and Joan of Arc 321
Chapter 24: Moving On from the Medieval Era 335
Part VI: The Part of Tens 345
Chapter 25: Ten Rubbish Rulers 347
Chapter 26: Ten Medieval Pastimes 353
Chapter 27: Ten Great Castles 359
Chapter 28: Ten Medieval People Who Changed the World 365
Chapter 29: Ten Great Medieval Innovations 371
Index 375
Stephen Batchelor is Head of School for Creative and Visual Arts at MidKent College and has taught ancient history and classical studies for many years. Stephen has written book reviews for Current Archaeology and History Today, and is the author of The Ancient Greeks For Dummies.
'...a comprehensive guide to political, religious and cultural life in the Middle Ages.' (Medway Messenger, June 2010).
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