Peter Hoppenbrouwers Knihy

Introduction to Medieval Europe 300-1500 is a comprehensive survey of this complex formative period of European history. It explores the driving forces behind the formation of medieval society and the directions in which it developed, and covers a wide geographic expanse including Western interactions with the Byzantine Empire and Islamic World.

The Middle Ages evoke images of towers and castles, where minstrels performed courtly songs and brave knights honorably competed in tournaments. This is an indelible cliché that pertains only to a small and imaginatively distorted part of a complex period in European history. This book aims to survey the long millennium between 300 and 1550 and describe the driving forces that shaped the development of medieval society.