03331cam a2200661 4500 2776577984 TxAuBib 20260605120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780300222210 0300222211 B01LZ01AC8 Amazon 938f5ef9-15fa-4f88-a714-c24e0b87ed70 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2983177 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Wickham, Chris. Medieval Europe [Libby eBook]. Yale University Press, 2016. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 5021kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Black Plague. Middle Ages. Black Death. charlemagne. inquisition. Feudalism. Dark Ages. Byzantine. politics. crusades. European. Germanic. royalty. culture. society. England. century. bubonic. spanish. History. plague. Empire. Church. period. Spain. Italy. serfs. 15th. 14th. 13th. 12th. A spirited history of the changes that transformed Europe during the 1,000-year span of the Middle Ages: "A dazzling race through a complex millennium."—Publishers Weekly The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period—one not easily chronicled within the scope of a few hundred pages. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark book, and he succeeds in producing the most riveting account of medieval Europe in a generation. Tracking the entire sweep of the Middle Ages across Europe, Wickham focuses on important changes century by century, including such pivotal crises and moments as the fall of the western Roman Empire, Charlemagne's reforms, the feudal revolution, the challenge of heresy, the destruction of the Byzantine Empire, the rebuilding of late medieval states, and the appalling devastation of the Black Death. He provides illuminating vignettes that underscore how shifting social, economic, and political circumstances affected individual lives and international events—and offers both a new conception of Europe's medieval period and a provocative revision of exactly how and why the Middle Ages matter. "Far-ranging, fluent, and thoughtful—of considerable interest to students of history writ large, and not just of Europe."—Kirkus Reviews, (starred review) Includes maps and illustrations. Nonfiction. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-06-05 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=938f5ef9-15fa-4f88-a714-c24e0b87ed70&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=938f5ef9-15fa-4f88-a714-c24e0b87ed70&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)