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Middle Ages


What do you think of when you consider the Middle Ages?
Knights in armor and damsels in distress?
Vikings plundering monasteries?
Religious dissenters burning at the stake?
The dead bodies piling up as war, famine, and plague devastated Europe?
Think again.

While all these are part of the tapestry of the medieval era, the threads of politics, personality and war, culture, religion, education and the arts are vastly more intricate and fascinating. Think Charlemagne, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Joan of Arc, Peter Abelard, Geoffrey Chaucer and a riveting cast of thousands. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Western Europe had to reinvent itself and redefine its philosophical parentage.

Inside you will read about...


✓ The Early Middle Ages
✓ Advancing to Empire with Charlemagne
✓ The High Middle Ages
✓ The Flowering of the Church
✓ Times of Change
✓ The Late Middle Ages
✓ The End and the Beginning

As the Christian Church filled the void left by the loss of Roman authority, nations would emerge out of blurred geographical boundaries and dynastic kings would evolve from warlords. Rome gets the glory, and the Renaissance gets the glamor, but they are bookends for the dynamic centuries that are known as the Middle Ages.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting easy read
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Filled with lots of interesting facts, this was an enjoyable, if quick, look at the middle ages. An overall look rather than a detailed focus.
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Short and sweet. Makes want to read more on the subject and history in general. Peeked my curiosity. Well done.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
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This was a great little read thank you
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A good book for general readers who are interested in history and for those who wants to know about European middle age.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Exceptional Introduction To The Middle Ages. A Must Read!!!!!
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The Middle Ages, until the last few decades, was considered a long interim period, or the Dark Ages of Western Europe. However, historians are rethinking the significance of the period from 476 CE, when the Western Roman Empire fell to barbarians to the outbreak of intellectual inspiration that led to a rebirth of art, creativity, and even national politics in the 14th Century called the Renaissance. In fact it is possible that absent the historical figures, institutions, events, inovations, and terrible adversities that were all part of the Middle Ages, Western Europe might never have reached the bright lights of the Renaissasance.

This book was written and published by Hourly History. Hourly History is a source of a large numbesr of well researched, skillfully written, fact filled, high quality, and concise (meant to be read in one hour) historic accounts of notable historic people, places, events, historic periods, societies and culturs. These books are designed to inform the reader and promote a rebirth of interest in reading and studying our civilizations history.

The author notes that the history of the Middle Ages is often clouded by mystery and legend that can make it hard to tell where truth falls from fact to myth. What is clear is that one institution, the Catholic Church, remained as a bulkwork against the chaos and confusion that followed the fall of Rome and would remain a force to provide structure, education, spiritual support and hope throughout the Middle Ages. Thus achored, the author's narrative unfolds the history of the Middle Ages through its important people, events, inovations, and adversities, In this skillfully researched and well written narative. Readers learn àbout
Charlemagne, William the Conquerer, Elanor of Aquitane, Richard the Lionheart, Thomas Becket, Dante, Chaucer and Joan of Arc. The issues and relevance of the Battle of Hastings, the Magna Carta, the Crusades, the 100 Years War, the War of the Roses, the Peasants’ Revolt, and many other important event are made clear. The author explore the social, economic, and spiritual impacts of crop failures, famines, the Black Death and how Western Europe was able to survive the plague years to gradualy repopulate, rebuild, and evenua!lly rebound into a rebirth of itelectual and artistic brilliance. For this reader the most significant lessons learned about the Middle Ages came during the period of recovery from the plague as the indomitable human spirit led people to create and perserver in a manner that would directly lead to the flowering of that inspired intelectual magnificance, dynamic artistry, and productivity that is called the Renaissance.

I enjoyed this book and attest to the excellent quality of this well researched and supurbly wriftten book! Although reading about historical events that happened nearly 1000-1500 years ago may seem esoteric it is much more relevant than one might expect. Concerns about conflicting religions, pandemics, class conflict, and survival in an unforgiving world are as much of a concern today as they were in the Middle Ages. Many of us were rooted from fthe people of Western Europe. Their struggles and achievments, stenghts and weaknesses, their ability to endure, learn, and improve are inspiring and relavant. There is a great deal to said for learning the history of your ancestors.You might find as I have that you can discover a great deal about youdrself!! In my opinion if you don't know the history of your own orgin maybe you don't know yourself very well. I can recommend this book too all readers who enjoy history. This is a great book to learn about many events that will arouse your curiosity. Those who do not know their own history are doomed to live in darkness, and the darkness of self denial and despair!
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Testo divulgativo molto ben fatto, che sintetizza il lungo periodo trattato in modo semplice e chiaro per temi e personaggi. Piacevole e accessibile a tutti.
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