Christopher Brooke

Europe in the Central Middle Ages

962-1154

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Produktbeschreibung

General Editor: DENYS HAY Formerly Emeritus Professor of Medieval History in the University of Edinburgh Europe in the Central Middle Ages, 962 - 1154 Third Edition Christopher Brooke This classic, wide-ranging introduction provides a firm framework of political narrative combined with lucid expositions of almost all aspects of the period: *economy *society *government *culture *religious life and popular religion *learning and schools *reform and revival of the Papacy *heyday of the medieval Empire *rise of the Normans *early Crusades *new horizons in the French and English monarchies The second edition explored some vital current interests - the history of marriage, the 'urban renaissance' in towns and cities of the age, and the increasing variety in modes of travel when Europe became amazingly cosmopolitan. This third edition of the second millennium explores the first millennium and introduces new themes and expands existing coverage: * the variety of human outlook, interest and experience * the role of women - explored in depth * increased coverage of central Europe, Bohemia, Hungary and Poland The student is shown how to study history from sources. It is readable, alive and searching - revealing the depths as well as the range and variety of human experience. Christopher Brooke is Dixie Professor Emeritus of Ecclesiastical History, University of Cambridge, and Life Fellow of Gonville and Caius College.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 730g
• ISBN-13: 9780582369047
• ISBN-10: 0582369045
• Artikelnr.: 39292983

Autorenporträt

Christopher Brooke

Inhaltsangabe

List of genealogical charts.List of maps.Preface.Abbreviations1.
Introduction.2.Sources.3. The shape of Europe.4. Economic life.5.
Society.6. The role of women.7. Marriage.8. Cities and towns.9.Travel.10.
Kingship and government.11. The Empire, 962-1056.12. From the Salians to
the Hohenstaufen.13. The kingdom of the French.14. Britain and the Vikings,
959-1035.15. The Normans.16. The crusades, Byzantium and Spain.17.
Monasticism and papal reform.18. The papal conflicts.19. The new monastic
orders.20. Schools and scholarship.21.Popular religion.22.
Epilogue.Appendix.Bibliography.Genealogical charts.Maps.Index